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Household of William Thorn (born 1852, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, Lancashire, 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 1852 in Cambridgeshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Thorn, born in 1855 in Somersham, Huntingdonshire, England. They had 5 children; Joseph W (born 1873 in Cambridgeshire, England), John (born 1875 in Splotlands, Lancashire, England), Rosetta (born 1877 in Norden, Lancashire, England), Clara (born 1878 in Splotlands, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1880 in Splotlands, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Susan (born 1860 in Somersham, Huntingdonshire, England) and William's Nephew, Joseph (born 1881 in Norden, Lancashire, England).


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William Thorn's household

Male

William

Thorn

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Thorn

Wife
Male

Joseph W

Thorn

Son
Male

John

Thorn

Son
Female

Rosetta

Thorn

Daughter
Female

Clara

Thorn

Daughter
Male

William

Thorn

Son
Female

Susan

Butterworth

Sister In Law
Male

Joseph

Butterworth

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Thorn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place 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

29

1852

Cambridgeshire, England

Mary Ann

Thorn

Wife

Married

26

1855

Somersham, Huntingdonshire, England

Joseph W

Thorn

Son

Single

8

1873

Cambridgeshire, England

John

Thorn

Son

Single

6

1875

Splotlands, Lancashire, England

Rosetta

Thorn

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Norden, Lancashire, England

Clara

Thorn

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Splotlands, Lancashire, England

William

Thorn

Son

Single

1

1880

Splotlands, Lancashire, England

Susan

Butterworth

Sister In Law

Married

21

1860

Somersham, Huntingdonshire, England

Joseph

Butterworth

Nephew

Single

0

1881

Norden, Lancashire, England

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