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Household of John Thorpe (born 1823, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thorpe, born in 1823 in Ruskington, Lincolnshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Thorpe, born in 1828 in Ruskington, Lincolnshire, England. They had 3 children; John W (born 1861 in Ruskington, Lincolnshire, England), William (born 1867 in Woolley, Yorkshire, England) and Bertha (born 1869 in Woolley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother In Law, Samuel Shearman, born in 1836 in Ruskington, Yorkshire, England.


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John Thorpe's household

Male

John

Thorpe

Head
Female

Alice

Thorpe

Wife
Male

John W

Thorpe

Son
Male

William

Thorpe

Son
Female

Bertha

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Shearman

Brother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Ruskington, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thorpe

Head

Married

58

1823

Ruskington, Lincolnshire, England

Alice

Thorpe

Wife

Married

53

1828

Ruskington, Lincolnshire, England

John W

Thorpe

Son

Single

20

1861

Ruskington, Lincolnshire, England

William

Thorpe

Son

Single

14

1867

Woolley, Yorkshire, England

Bertha

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Woolley, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Shearman

Brother In Law

Single

45

1836

Ruskington, Yorkshire, England

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