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Household of Richard Thorn (born 1847, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, 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.

Richard Thorn and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Thorn, born in 1847 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Maria Thorn, born in 1847 in Devon, England. They had 5 children; Richard (born 1870 in Exeter, Devon, England), Frederick (born 1872 in Exeter, Devon, England), Eadeth (born 1877 in Exeter, Devon, England), Henrietta (born 1878 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Alfred (born 1880 in Bedminster, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Lodger Head, Elizabeth Edwards, born in 1857 in Exmouth, Devon, England.


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Richard Thorn's household

Male

Richard

Thorn

Head
Female

Maria

Thorn

Wife
Male

Richard

Thorn

Son
Male

Frederick

Thorn

Son
Female

Eadeth

Thorn

Daughter
Female

Henrietta

Thorn

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Thorn

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Edwards

Lodger Head
First name(s) Richard
Last name Thorn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Exeter, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Thorn

Head

Married

34

1847

Exeter, Devon, England

Maria

Thorn

Wife

Married

34

1847

Devon, England

Richard

Thorn

Son

Single

11

1870

Exeter, Devon, England

Frederick

Thorn

Son

Single

9

1872

Exeter, Devon, England

Eadeth

Thorn

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Exeter, Devon, England

Henrietta

Thorn

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Exeter, Devon, England

Alfred

Thorn

Son

Single

1

1880

Bedminster, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Edwards

Lodger Head

Single

24

1857

Exmouth, Devon, England

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