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Household of Mathew Thorley (born 1823, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

Mathew Thorley and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mathew Thorley, born in 1823 in Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. Mathew was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thorley, born in 1826 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary A (born 1863 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1872 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; W C, born 1880 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Mathew's Boarder, George Davis, born in 1819 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England.


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Mathew Thorley's household

Male

Mathew

Thorley

Head
Female

Sarah

Thorley

Wife
Female

Mary A

Thorley

Daughter
Male

John

Thorley

Son
Male

W C

Barronclough

Grand Son
Male

George

Davis

Boarder
First name(s) Mathew
Last name Thorley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mathew

Thorley

Head

Married

58

1823

Cheshire, England

Sarah

Thorley

Wife

Married

55

1826

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Thorley

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

John

Thorley

Son

Single

9

1872

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

W C

Barronclough

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

George

Davis

Boarder

Widower

62

1819

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

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