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Household of William A Thorn (born 1835, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke Damerel, 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.

William A Thorn and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William A Thorn, born in 1835 in Devonport, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William A was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thorn, born in 1834 in Devonport, Devon, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1865 in Devonport, Devon, England), Blanche (born 1861 in Devonport, Devon, England), Emma (born 1867 in Devonport, Devon, England), Harriett (born 1869 in Devonport, Devon, England) and Peggie (born 1874 in Devonport, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William A's Mother, Sarah Thorn, born in 1807 in Devonport, Devon, England.


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William A Thorn's household

Male

William A

Thorn

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thorn

Wife
Male

William

Thorn

Son
Female

Blanche

Thorn

Daughter
Female

Emma

Thorn

Daughter
Female

Harriett

Thorn

Daughter
Female

Peggie

Thorn

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Thorn

Mother
First name(s) William A
Last name Thorn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Devonport, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William A

Thorn

Head

Married

46

1835

Devonport, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Thorn

Wife

Married

47

1834

Devonport, Devon, England

William

Thorn

Son

Single

16

1865

Devonport, Devon, England

Blanche

Thorn

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Devonport, Devon, England

Emma

Thorn

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Devonport, Devon, England

Harriett

Thorn

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Devonport, Devon, England

Peggie

Thorn

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Devonport, Devon, England

Sarah

Thorn

Mother

Widow

74

1807

Devonport, Devon, England

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