Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Josiah Thorpe (born 1850, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tonbridge, Kent, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Josiah Thorpe and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Thorpe, born in 1850 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Eliza Thorpe, born in 1851 in Tonbridge, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Albert (born 1872 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England), Ada S (born 1873 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England), Henry V (born 1875 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England) and Louis C (born 1877 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Josiah's Servant, Emily L Petters, born in 1865 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Josiah Thorpe's household

Male

Josiah

Thorpe

Head
Female

Eliza

Thorpe

Wife
Male

Albert

Thorpe

Son
Female

Ada S

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

Henry V

Thorpe

Son
Male

Louis C

Thorpe

Son
Female

Emily L

Petters

Servant
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Thorpe

Head

Married

31

1850

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Eliza

Thorpe

Wife

Married

30

1851

Tonbridge, Kent, England

Albert

Thorpe

Son

Single

9

1872

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Ada S

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Henry V

Thorpe

Son

Single

6

1875

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Louis C

Thorpe

Son

Single

4

1877

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Emily L

Petters

Servant

Single

16

1865

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Josiah Thorpe in Tonbridge in 1881, and follow the Thorpe family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Josiah Thorpe

We’ve found Josiah Thorpe in 67 family trees. Find out more about Josiah Thorpe's household and view the Thorpe family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census