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Household of Joseph Thorpe (born 1838, 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.

Joseph Thorpe and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thorpe, born in 1838 in Unsworth, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Thorpe, born in 1832 in Heywood, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1861 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1866 in Buersil Head, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1868 in Buersil Head, Lancashire, England) and Joe (born 1870 in Buersil Head, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Visitor, James Thorpe, born in 1874 in Middleton, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Thorpe's household

Male

Joseph

Thorpe

Head
Female

Mary

Thorpe

Wife
Male

William

Thorpe

Son
Male

James

Thorpe

Son
Female

Sarah

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

Joe

Thorpe

Son
Male

James

Thorpe

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Unsworth, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thorpe

Head

Married

43

1838

Unsworth, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thorpe

Wife

Married

49

1832

Heywood, Lancashire, England

William

Thorpe

Son

Single

20

1861

Middleton, Lancashire, England

James

Thorpe

Son

Single

15

1866

Buersil Head, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Buersil Head, Lancashire, England

Joe

Thorpe

Son

Single

11

1870

Buersil Head, Lancashire, England

James

Thorpe

Visitor

Single

7

1874

Middleton, Lancashire, England

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