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Household of Robert Thornwell (born 1828, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rugby, Warwickshire, 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.

Robert Thornwell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thornwell, born in 1828 in Leicestershire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ann Thornwell, born in 1818 in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1862 in London, Middlesex, England) and Eliza (born 1864 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, George (born 1855 in London, Middlesex, England), Robert's Boarder, Henry (born 1858 in Trysull, Staffordshire, England), Robert's Boarder, Arthur (born 1858 in Rearsby, Leicestershire, England), Robert's Boarder, Joseph (born 1860 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England) and Robert's Boarder, William (born 1866 in Gloucestershire, England).


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Robert Thornwell's household

Male

Robert

Thornwell

Head
Female

Ann

Thornwell

Wife
Female

Mary

Thornwell

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Thornwell

Daughter
Male

George

Smith

Boarder
Male

Henry

Mansell

Boarder
Male

Arthur

Lowe

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Haywood

Boarder
Male

William

Winwick

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thornwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Leicestershire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thornwell

Head

Married

53

1828

Leicestershire, England

Ann

Thornwell

Wife

Married

63

1818

Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England

Mary

Thornwell

Daughter

Single

19

1862

London, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Thornwell

Daughter

Single

17

1864

London, Middlesex, England

George

Smith

Boarder

Single

26

1855

London, Middlesex, England

Henry

Mansell

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Trysull, Staffordshire, England

Arthur

Lowe

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Rearsby, Leicestershire, England

Joseph

Haywood

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

William

Winwick

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Gloucestershire, England

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