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Household of John Thurston (born 1839, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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 Thurston and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thurston, born in 1839 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emily Thurston, born in 1841 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Francis J (born 1864 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Emily M (born 1868 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Edith Alice (born 1871 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Sydney C (born 1877 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Kate Downes, born in 1863 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England.


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John Thurston's household

Male

John

Thurston

Head
Female

Emily

Thurston

Wife
Male

Francis J

Thurston

Son
Female

Emily M

Thurston

Daughter
Female

Edith Alice

Thurston

Daughter
Male

Sydney C

Thurston

Son
Female

Kate

Downes

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thurston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thurston

Head

Married

42

1839

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Emily

Thurston

Wife

Married

40

1841

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Francis J

Thurston

Son

Single

17

1864

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Emily M

Thurston

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Edith Alice

Thurston

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Sydney C

Thurston

Son

Single

4

1877

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Kate

Downes

Servant

Single

18

1863

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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