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Household of Robert Thorpe (born 1856, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, 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 Thorpe and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thorpe, born in 1856 in Bedford, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ellen Thorpe, born in 1854 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1875 in Wales), Emma (born 1879 in Bedford, Lancashire, England) and Frank (born 1880 in Bedford, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Thorpe's household

Male

Robert

Thorpe

Head
Female

Ellen

Thorpe

Wife
Male

William

Carpenter

Son
Female

Emma

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

Frank

Thorpe

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Bedford, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thorpe

Head

Married

25

1856

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Thorpe

Wife

Married

27

1854

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

William

Carpenter

Son

Single

6

1875

Wales

Emma

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Frank

Thorpe

Son

Single

1

1880

Bedford, Lancashire, England

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