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Household of Samuel Thorley (born 1842, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, 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.

Samuel Thorley and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Thorley, born in 1842 in Sussex, consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Jane Thorley, born in 1840 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England. They had 3 children; Ellen (born 1869 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Benjamin S (born 1871 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Amelia (born 1875 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Lodger, Arthur C Legg, born in 1858 in Brighton, Sussex, England.


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Samuel Thorley's household

Male

Samuel

Thorley

Head
Female

Jane

Thorley

Wife
Female

Ellen

Thorley

Daughter
Male

Benjamin S

Thorley

Son
Female

Amelia

Thorley

Daughter
Male

Arthur C

Legg

Lodger
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Thorley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Sussex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Thorley

Head

Married

39

1842

Sussex, England

Jane

Thorley

Wife

Married

41

1840

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Ellen

Thorley

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Brighton, Sussex, England

Benjamin S

Thorley

Son

Single

10

1871

Brighton, Sussex, England

Amelia

Thorley

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Brighton, Sussex, England

Arthur C

Legg

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Brighton, Sussex, England

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