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Household of William Thorn (born 1840, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnet, 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 Thorn and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thorn, born in 1840 in Westham, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Clara I Thorn, born in 1854 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Dora A (born 1879 in Holloway, Middlesex, England) and Marcus (born 1881 in Friern Barnet, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, Alfred (born 1855 in Westham, Middlesex, England), William's Visitor, Mary (born 1837 in London, Middlesex, England), William's Servant, Mary I (born 1841 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales), William's Servant, Phoebe (born 1863 in Worth, Wiltshire, England) and William's Clerk, Walter (born 1863 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England).


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William Thorn's household

Male

William

Thorn

Head
Female

Clara I

Thorn

Wife
Female

Dora A

Thorn

Daughter
Female

Marcus

Thorn

Son
Male

Alfred

Thorn

Brother
Female

Mary

Moggeridge

Visitor
Female

Mary I

Russell

Servant
Female

Phoebe

Smith

Servant
Male

Walter

Gibs

Clerk
First name(s) William
Last name Thorn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Westham, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thorn

Head

Married

41

1840

Westham, Cambridgeshire, England

Clara I

Thorn

Wife

Married

27

1854

London, Middlesex, England

Dora A

Thorn

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Holloway, Middlesex, England

Marcus

Thorn

Son

Single

0

1881

Friern Barnet, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Thorn

Brother

Single

26

1855

Westham, Middlesex, England

Mary

Moggeridge

Visitor

Widow

44

1837

London, Middlesex, England

Mary I

Russell

Servant

Single

40

1841

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Phoebe

Smith

Servant

Single

18

1863

Worth, Wiltshire, England

Walter

Gibs

Clerk

Single

18

1863

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

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