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Household of John Thorpe (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thorpe, born in 1847 in Chadderton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Thorpe, born in 1848 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1867 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Willis (born 1870 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England), Thomas Lee (born 1873 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1875 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Adopted, Polly (born 1875 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England), John's Sister In Law, Alice (born 1856 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and John's Nephew, Joseph (born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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John Thorpe's household

Male

John

Thorpe

Head
Female

Jane

Thorpe

Wife
Male

William

Thorpe

Son
Male

Willis

Thorpe

Son
Male

Thomas Lee

Thorpe

Son
Male

John

Thorpe

Son
Female

Polly

Thorpe

Adopted
Female

Alice

Taylor

Sister In Law
Male

Joseph

Taylor

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thorpe

Head

Married

34

1847

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Thorpe

Wife

Married

33

1848

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

William

Thorpe

Son

Single

14

1867

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Willis

Thorpe

Son

Single

11

1870

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Thomas Lee

Thorpe

Son

Single

8

1873

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

John

Thorpe

Son

Single

6

1875

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Polly

Thorpe

Adopted

Single

6

1875

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Alice

Taylor

Sister In Law

Married

25

1856

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Taylor

Nephew

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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