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Household of Walter Thorn (born 1851, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axminster, Devon, 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.

Walter Thorn and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Thorn, born in 1851 in Beer, Devon, consisted of 6 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Thorn, born in 1851 in Beer, Devon, England. They had 1 child; Rosa, born 1878 in Beer, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Boarder, John (born 1857 in Beer, Devon, England), Walter's Boarder Wife, Ellen (born 1861 in Beer, Devon, England) and Walter's Boarder Daughter, Gertrude E (born 1881 in Beer, Devon, England).


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Walter Thorn's household

Male

Walter

Thorn

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Thorn

Wife
Female

Rosa

Thorn

Daughter
Male

John

Newton

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Newton

Boarder Wife
Female

Gertrude E

Newton

Boarder Daughter
First name(s) Walter
Last name Thorn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Beer, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Thorn

Head

Married

30

1851

Beer, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Thorn

Wife

Married

30

1851

Beer, Devon, England

Rosa

Thorn

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Beer, Devon, England

John

Newton

Boarder

Married

24

1857

Beer, Devon, England

Ellen

Newton

Boarder Wife

Married

20

1861

Beer, Devon, England

Gertrude E

Newton

Boarder Daughter

Single

0

1881

Beer, Devon, England

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