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Household of John Thorpe (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thorpe, born in 1834 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thorpe, born in 1834 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Charles J (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Ella J Mercer, born in 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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John Thorpe's household

Male

John

Thorpe

Head
Female

Sarah

Thorpe

Wife
Female

Mary

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

Charles J

Thorpe

Son
Female

Ella J

Mercer

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thorpe

Head

Married

47

1834

York, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Thorpe

Wife

Married

47

1834

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles J

Thorpe

Son

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ella J

Mercer

Visitor

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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