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Household of William Thorley (born 1835, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 1835 in Glamorganshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Thorley, born in 1840 in -. They had 4 children; Margaretaw (born 1862 in Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales), Amanda M (born 1864 in St Brides, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary J (born 1865 in St Brides, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Emanuel B W (born 1871 in Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In Law, Thomas Mitchell, born in 1861 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England.


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William Thorley's household

Male

William

Thorley

Head
Female

Mary

Thorley

Wife
Female

Margaretaw

Thorley

Daughter
Female

Amanda M

Thorley

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Mitchel

Daughter
Male

Emanuel B W

Thorley

Son
Male

Thomas

Mitchell

Son In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Thorley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thorley

Head

Married

46

1835

Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Thorley

Wife

Married

41

1840

-

Margaretaw

Thorley

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales

Amanda M

Thorley

Daughter

Single

17

1864

St Brides, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary J

Mitchel

Daughter

Married

16

1865

St Brides, Glamorganshire, Wales

Emanuel B W

Thorley

Son

Single

10

1871

Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Mitchell

Son In Law

Married

20

1861

Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

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