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Household of Samuel Thorley (born 1822, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Thorley, born in 1822 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; George W (born 1861 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1864 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England), Lizzie (born 1866 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England), Martha A (born 1871 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England) and Samuel (born 1873 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Housekeeper, Mary Neat, born in 1855 in Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England.


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Samuel Thorley's household

Male

Samuel

Thorley

Head
Male

George W

Thorley

Son
Male

John

Thorley

Son
Female

Lizzie

Thorley

Daughter
Female

Martha A

Thorley

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Thorley

Son
Female

Mary

Neat

Housekeeper
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Thorley
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Thorley

Head

Widower

59

1822

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

George W

Thorley

Son

Single

20

1861

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

John

Thorley

Son

Single

17

1864

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Lizzie

Thorley

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Martha A

Thorley

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Samuel

Thorley

Son

Single

8

1873

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Neat

Housekeeper

Single

26

1855

Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England

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