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Household of Thomas Corthorn (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Thomas Corthorn and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Corthorn, born in 1838 in Pocklington, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Corthorn, born in 1847 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Flora (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Lilly (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Assistant, Naaman (born 1856 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Apprentice, Edgar (born 1865 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Jane (born 1860 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Corthorn's household

Male

Thomas

Corthorn

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Corthorn

Wife
Female

Flora

Corthorn

Daughter
Female

Lilly

Corthorn

Daughter
Male

Naaman

Beeson

Assistant
Male

Edgar

Dobbs

Apprentice
Female

Jane

Oxley

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Corthorn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Pocklington, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Corthorn

Head

Married

43

1838

Pocklington, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Corthorn

Wife

Married

34

1847

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Flora

Corthorn

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Lilly

Corthorn

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Naaman

Beeson

Assistant

Single

25

1856

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Edgar

Dobbs

Apprentice

Single

16

1865

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Oxley

Servant

Single

21

1860

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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