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Household of Laban Thorne (born 1836, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, Devon, 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.

Laban Thorne and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Laban Thorne, born in 1836 in Eastdown, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Laban was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thorne, born in 1842 in Shirwell, Devon, England. They had 6 children; John H (born 1866 in Polebrook, Northamptonshire, England), Leah (born 1868 in Keyston, Huntingdonshire, England), Arthur W (born 1870 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England), Alfred E (born 1873 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England), Thomas L (born 1875 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England) and Sidney (born 1880 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Laban's Mother Law, Grace Adams, born in 1805 in Shirwell, Devon, England.


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Laban Thorne's household

Male

Laban

Thorne

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thorne

Wife
Male

John H

Thorne

Son
Female

Leah

Thorne

Daughter
Male

Arthur W

Thorne

Son
Male

Alfred E

Thorne

Son
Male

Thomas L

Thorne

Son
Male

Sidney

Thorne

Son
Female

Grace

Adams

Mother Law
First name(s) Laban
Last name Thorne
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Eastdown, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Laban

Thorne

Head

Married

45

1836

Eastdown, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Thorne

Wife

Married

39

1842

Shirwell, Devon, England

John H

Thorne

Son

Single

15

1866

Polebrook, Northamptonshire, England

Leah

Thorne

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Keyston, Huntingdonshire, England

Arthur W

Thorne

Son

Single

11

1870

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Alfred E

Thorne

Son

Single

8

1873

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Thomas L

Thorne

Son

Single

6

1875

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Sidney

Thorne

Son

Single

1

1880

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Grace

Adams

Mother Law

Widow

76

1805

Shirwell, Devon, England

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