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Household of Michael Thorne (born 1830, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Molton, 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.

Michael Thorne and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Thorne, born in 1830 in North Molton, Devon, consisted of 12 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Maria Thorne, born in 1850 in Mariansleigh, Devon, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1872 in North Molton, Devon, England), Michael (born 1874 in North Molton, Devon, England), Anne (born 1877 in North Molton, Devon, England), G Mary (born 1879 in North Molton, Devon, England), Earnest W (born 1881 in North Molton, Devon, England) and Edwin (born 1875 in North Molton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Michael's Brother In Law, William (born 1859 in Mariansleigh, Devon, England), Michael's Servant, James (born 1860 in Dunster, Somerset, England), Michael's Servant, William (born 1863 in High Bray, Devon, England) and Michael's Servant, Ellen (born 1854 in North Molton, Devon, England).


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Michael Thorne's household

Male

Michael

Thorne

Head
Female

Maria

Thorne

Wife
Male

John

Thorne

Son
Male

Michael

Thorne

Son
Female

Anne

Thorne

Daughter
Female

G Mary

Thorne

Daughter
Male

Earnest W

Thorne

Son
Male

William

Westcott

Brother In Law
Male

James

Ward

Servant
Male

William

Cockings

Servant
Female

Ellen

Howard

Servant
Male

Edwin

Thorne

Son
First name(s) Michael
Last name Thorne
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place North Molton, Devon, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

Thorne

Head

Married

51

1830

North Molton, Devon, England

Maria

Thorne

Wife

Married

31

1850

Mariansleigh, Devon, England

John

Thorne

Son

Single

9

1872

North Molton, Devon, England

Michael

Thorne

Son

Single

7

1874

North Molton, Devon, England

Anne

Thorne

Daughter

Single

4

1877

North Molton, Devon, England

G Mary

Thorne

Daughter

Single

2

1879

North Molton, Devon, England

Earnest W

Thorne

Son

Single

0

1881

North Molton, Devon, England

William

Westcott

Brother In Law

Single

22

1859

Mariansleigh, Devon, England

James

Ward

Servant

Single

21

1860

Dunster, Somerset, England

William

Cockings

Servant

Single

18

1863

High Bray, Devon, England

Ellen

Howard

Servant

Married

27

1854

North Molton, Devon, England

Edwin

Thorne

Son

Single

6

1875

North Molton, Devon, England

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