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Household of William Thorn (born 1849, Devon)

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 Thorn and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thorn, born in 1849 in Salcombe Regis, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to C Thorn, born in 1849 in -. They had 3 children; E M (born 1873 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), C (born 1878 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and W (born 1881 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, Septimus (born 1861 in Sidbury, Devon, England), William's Lodger, P (born 1863 in Jersey, Channel Islands) and William's Servant, Eva (born 1865 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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William Thorn's household

Male

William

Thorn

Head
Female

C

Thorn

Wife
Female

E M

Thorn

Daughter
Female

C

Thorn

Daughter
Male

W

Thorn

Son
Male

Septimus

Thorn

Brother
Male

P

le Greos

Lodger
Female

Eva

Moore

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Thorn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Salcombe Regis, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thorn

Head

Married

32

1849

Salcombe Regis, Devon, England

C

Thorn

Wife

Married

32

1849

-

E M

Thorn

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

C

Thorn

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

W

Thorn

Son

Single

0

1881

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Septimus

Thorn

Brother

Single

20

1861

Sidbury, Devon, England

P

le Greos

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Jersey, Channel Islands

Eva

Moore

Servant

Single

16

1865

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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