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Household of William J Thorpe (born 1841, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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 J Thorpe and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Thorpe, born in 1841 in Jevington, Sussex, consisted of 5 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Mary Thorpe, born in 1835 in Rotherfield, Sussex, England. They had 1 child; Reginald K, born 1870 in Hurst Green, Sussex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William J's Lodger, William A (born 1854 in Cambridgeshire, England) and William J's Lodger, Charles H (born 1860 in Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England).


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William J Thorpe's household

Male

William J

Thorpe

Head
Female

Mary

Thorpe

Wife
Male

Reginald K

Thorpe

Son
Male

William A

Simmons

Lodger
Male

Charles H

Bothamley

Lodger
First name(s) William J
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Jevington, Sussex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Thorpe

Head

Married

40

1841

Jevington, Sussex, England

Mary

Thorpe

Wife

Married

46

1835

Rotherfield, Sussex, England

Reginald K

Thorpe

Son

Single

11

1870

Hurst Green, Sussex, England

William A

Simmons

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Cambridgeshire, England

Charles H

Bothamley

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England

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