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Household of Thomas Thorp (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

Thomas Thorp and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Thorp, born in 1844 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Phoebe Thorpe, born in 1847 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Dennis (born 1874 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), John (born 1876 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Phoebe E (born 1880 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, Henry (born 1801 in Chipping, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1844 in Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Mary (born 1850 in Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Thorp's household

Male

Thomas

Thorp

Head
Female

Phoebe

Thorpe

Wife
Male

Dennis

Thorpe

Son
Male

John

Thorpe

Son
Female

Phoebe E

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

Henry

Shaw

Lodger
Male

John

Hargreaves

Lodger
Female

Mary

Hargreaves

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thorp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thorp

Head

Married

37

1844

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Phoebe

Thorpe

Wife

Married

34

1847

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Dennis

Thorpe

Son

Single

7

1874

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Thorpe

Son

Single

5

1876

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Phoebe E

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Henry

Shaw

Lodger

Married

80

1801

Chipping, Lancashire, England

John

Hargreaves

Lodger

Married

37

1844

Lancashire, England

Mary

Hargreaves

Lodger

Married

31

1850

Lancashire, England

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