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Household of William John Thorpe (born 1850, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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 John Thorpe and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William John Thorpe, born in 1850 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. William John was the head of the household, married to Emily M Thorpe, born in 1853 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; William George (born 1872 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Walter F (born 1875 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Emily M (born 1878 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William John's Lodger, Harriett (born 1808 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and William John's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1815 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England).


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William John Thorpe's household

Male

William John

Thorpe

Head
Female

Emily M

Thorpe

Wife
Male

William George

Thorpe

Son
Male

Walter F

Thorpe

Son
Female

Emily M

Thorpe

Daughter
Female

Harriett

East

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Goode

Lodger
First name(s) William John
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William John

Thorpe

Head

Married

31

1850

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Emily M

Thorpe

Wife

Married

28

1853

London, Middlesex, England

William George

Thorpe

Son

Single

9

1872

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Walter F

Thorpe

Son

Single

6

1875

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Emily M

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Harriett

East

Lodger

Widow

73

1808

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Goode

Lodger

Widow

66

1815

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

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