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Household of William Thorn (born 1828, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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 Thorn and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thorn, born in 1828 in Chelsea, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thorn, born in 1835 in Paddington, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Alice M (born 1863 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), William C (born 1870 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and Elizabeth M (born 1872 in Croydon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Caroline (born 1847 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England) and William's Servant, Alice (born 1864 in Islington, Middlesex, England).


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William Thorn's household

Male

William

Thorn

Head
Female

Sarah

Thorn

Wife
Female

Alice M

Thorn

Daughter
Male

William C

Thorn

Son
Female

Elizabeth M

Thorn

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Camp

Visitor
Female

Alice

Ashby

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Thorn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thorn

Head

Married

53

1828

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Thorn

Wife

Married

46

1835

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Alice M

Thorn

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

William C

Thorn

Son

Single

11

1870

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth M

Thorn

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Croydon, Surrey, England

Caroline

Camp

Visitor

Widow

34

1847

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Alice

Ashby

Servant

Single

17

1864

Islington, Middlesex, England

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