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Household of William Thorley (born 1840, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, 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 Thorley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thorley, born in 1840 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Thorley, born in 1853 in Goldenhill, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Lewis (born 1864 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England), Mary (born 1869 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England), Annie (born 1878 in Goldenhill, Staffordshire, England) and Hannah (born 1881 in Goldenhill, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, William Cope, born in 1860 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England.


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William Thorley's household

Male

William

Thorley

Head
Female

Ann

Thorley

Wife
Male

Lewis

Thorley

Son
Female

Mary

Thorley

Daughter
Female

Annie

Thorley

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Thorley

Daughter
Male

William

Cope

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Thorley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thorley

Head

Married

41

1840

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Ann

Thorley

Wife

Married

28

1853

Goldenhill, Staffordshire, England

Lewis

Thorley

Son

Single

17

1864

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Thorley

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Annie

Thorley

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Goldenhill, Staffordshire, England

Hannah

Thorley

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Goldenhill, Staffordshire, England

William

Cope

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

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