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Household of Samuel Thorns (born 1850, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, 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 Thorns and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Thorns, born in 1850 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Harriet Thorns, born in 1851 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Benjamin (born 1870 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Samuel (born 1874 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Annie (born 1876 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) and Emma (born 1877 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England).


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Samuel Thorns's household

Male

Samuel

Thorns

Head
Female

Harriet

Thorns

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Thorns

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thorns

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Thorns

Son
Female

Annie

Thorns

Daughter
Female

Emma

Thorns

Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Thorns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Thorns

Head

Married

31

1850

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Harriet

Thorns

Wife

Married

30

1851

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Benjamin

Thorns

Son

Single

11

1870

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Thorns

Daughter

Single

9

1872

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Samuel

Thorns

Son

Single

7

1874

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Annie

Thorns

Daughter

Single

5

1876

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Emma

Thorns

Daughter

Single

4

1877

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

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