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Household of Richard Thorpe (born 1835, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Uckfield, Sussex, 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 Thorpe and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Thorpe, born in 1835 in Maresfield, Sussex, consisted of 11 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Harriet Thorpe, born in 1824 in Buxted, Sussex, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1859 in Maresfield, Sussex, England), James (born 1861 in Maresfield, Sussex, England), Alfred (born 1866 in Maresfield, Sussex, England), William (born 1870 in Maresfield, Sussex, England), George (born 1874 in Maresfield, Sussex, England) and Ellen (born 1853 in Buxted, Sussex, England). They had 2 grandchildren; George (born 1877 in Maresfield, Sussex, England) and Dora (born 1879 in Maresfield, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Visitor, George Gooding, born in 1860 in Maresfield, Sussex, England.


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Richard Thorpe's household

Male

Richard

Thorpe

Head
Female

Harriet

Thorpe

Wife
Male

John

Hobbs

Son
Male

James

Hobbs

Son
Male

Alfred

Thorpe ((Hobbs))

Son
Male

William

Thorpe

Son
Male

George

Thorpe

Son
Female

Ellen

Brown

Daughter
Male

George

Brown

Grand Son
Female

Dora

Brown

Grand Daughter
Male

George

Gooding

Visitor
First name(s) Richard
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Maresfield, Sussex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Thorpe

Head

Married

46

1835

Maresfield, Sussex, England

Harriet

Thorpe

Wife

Married

57

1824

Buxted, Sussex, England

John

Hobbs

Son

Single

22

1859

Maresfield, Sussex, England

James

Hobbs

Son

Single

20

1861

Maresfield, Sussex, England

Alfred

Thorpe ((Hobbs))

Son

Single

15

1866

Maresfield, Sussex, England

William

Thorpe

Son

Single

11

1870

Maresfield, Sussex, England

George

Thorpe

Son

Single

7

1874

Maresfield, Sussex, England

Ellen

Brown

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Buxted, Sussex, England

George

Brown

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Maresfield, Sussex, England

Dora

Brown

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Maresfield, Sussex, England

George

Gooding

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Maresfield, Sussex, England

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