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Household of John Thorpe (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thorpe, born in 1833 in Middleham, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Thorpe, born in 1829 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Annie (born 1860 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Helen (born 1862 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), May (born 1864 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Betsy (born 1867 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Frank (born 1868 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Joe (born 1870 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).


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John Thorpe's household

Male

John

Thorpe

Head
Female

Ellen

Thorpe

Wife
Female

Annie

Thorpe

Daughter
Female

Helen

Thorpe

Daughter
Female

May

Thorpe

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

Frank

Thorpe

Son
Male

Joe

Thorpe

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Middleham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thorpe

Head

Married

48

1833

Middleham, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Thorpe

Wife

Married

52

1829

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Annie

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Helen

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

May

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Frank

Thorpe

Son

Single

13

1868

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Joe

Thorpe

Son

Single

11

1870

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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