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Household of William B Thorpe (born 1853, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 B Thorpe and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William B Thorpe, born in 1853 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 4 members. William B was the head of the household, married to Mary Thorpe, born in 1849 in Hove, Kent, England. They had 1 child; Robert, born 1877 in Faversham, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William B's Boarder, James Laycock, born in 1849 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.


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William B Thorpe's household

Male

William B

Thorpe

Head
Female

Mary

Thorpe

Wife
Male

Robert

Thorpe

Son
Male

James

Laycock

Boarder
First name(s) William B
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William B

Thorpe

Head

Married

28

1853

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary

Thorpe

Wife

Married

32

1849

Hove, Kent, England

Robert

Thorpe

Son

Single

4

1877

Faversham, Kent, England

James

Laycock

Boarder

Widower

32

1849

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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