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Household of John Thorpe (born 1835, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Boston, Lincolnshire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Thorpe and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thorpe, born in 1835 in Swineshead, Lincolnshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thorpe, born in 1846 in Quadring, Lincolnshire, England. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1875 in Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England), John Thomas (born 1876 in Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England), Alice (born 1878 in Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England) and George (born 1881 in Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter In Law, Elizabeth (born 1870 in Quadring, Lincolnshire, England) and John's Lodger, Benjamin (born 1860 in Fishtoft, Lincolnshire, England).


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John Thorpe's household

Male

John

Thorpe

Head
Female

Sarah

Thorpe

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Parkinson

Daughter In Law
Female

Annie

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

John Thomas

Thorpe

Son
Female

Alice

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

George

Thorpe

Son
Male

Benjamin

Featherstone

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thorpe

Head

Married

46

1835

Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah

Thorpe

Wife

Married

35

1846

Quadring, Lincolnshire, England

Elizabeth

Parkinson

Daughter In Law

Single

11

1870

Quadring, Lincolnshire, England

Annie

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England

John Thomas

Thorpe

Son

Single

5

1876

Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England

Alice

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England

George

Thorpe

Son

Single

0

1881

Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England

Benjamin

Featherstone

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Fishtoft, Lincolnshire, England

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