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Household of Joshua Thorpe (born 1826, 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.

Joshua Thorpe and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Thorpe, born in 1826 in Middleton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Thorpe, born in 1827 in Middleton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Emma (born 1860 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), Martha Ann (born 1862 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1866 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1868 in Middleton, Lancashire, England) and Joshua (born 1871 in Middleton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joshua's Brother In Law, Robert Bamford, born in 1834 in Middleton, Lancashire, England.


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Joshua Thorpe's household

Male

Joshua

Thorpe

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Thorpe

Wife
Female

Emma

Thorpe

Daughter
Female

Martha Ann

Thorpe

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thorpe

Daughter
Female

Annie

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

Joshua

Thorpe

Son
Male

Robert

Bamford

Brother In Law
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Middleton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Thorpe

Head

Married

55

1826

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Thorpe

Wife

Married

54

1827

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Emma

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Martha Ann

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Annie

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Joshua

Thorpe

Son

Single

10

1871

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Robert

Bamford

Brother In Law

Single

47

1834

Middleton, Lancashire, England

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