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Household of Richard Thorenson (born 1841, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Richard Thorenson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Thorenson, born in 1841 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Janet Thorenson, born in 1845 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 8 children; Janet (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Peter S (born 1871 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Margaret P (born 1873 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Alexander (born 1874 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Mary M (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Richard (born 1878 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Florence (born 1879 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Servant, Mary Howell, born in 1856 in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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Richard Thorenson's household

Male

Richard

Thorenson

Head
Female

Janet

Thorenson

Wife
Female

Janet

Thorenson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thorenson

Son
Male

Peter S

Thorenson

Son
Female

Margaret P

Thorenson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Thorenson

Son
Female

Mary M

Thorenson

Daughter
Male

Richard

Thorenson

Son
Female

Florence

Thorenson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Howell

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Thorenson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Thorenson

Head

Married

40

1841

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Thorenson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Thorenson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Thorenson

Son

Single

12

1869

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Peter S

Thorenson

Son

Single

10

1871

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Margaret P

Thorenson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Alexander

Thorenson

Son

Single

7

1874

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary M

Thorenson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Richard

Thorenson

Son

Single

3

1878

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Thorenson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Howell

Servant

Single

25

1856

Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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