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Household of William Thorne (born 1849, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, Devon, 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 Thorne and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thorne, born in 1849 in Chittlehampton, Devon, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary E Thorne, born in 1850 in Swimbridge, Devon, England. They had 7 children; Mary E (born 1872 in Swimbridge, Devon, England), Emily F (born 1874 in Swimbridge, Devon, England), Ellen (born 1876 in Swimbridge, Devon, England), Lillie (born 1877 in Swimbridge, Devon, England), Penelope (born 1879 in Swimbridge, Devon, England), Willie (born 1880 in Swimbridge, Devon, England) and Bessie (born 1881 in Swimbridge, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mary J (born 1861 in Knowstone, Devon, England), William's Servant, John (born 1863 in Devon, England) and William's Servant, Robert (born 1865 in Swimbridge, Devon, England).


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William Thorne's household

Male

William

Thorne

Head
Female

Mary E

Thorne

Wife
Female

Mary E

Thorne

Daughter
Female

Emily F

Thorne

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Thorne

Daughter
Female

Lillie

Thorne

Daughter
Female

Penelope

Thorne

Daughter
Male

Willie

Thorne

Son
Female

Bessie

Thorne

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Nickols

Servant
Male

John

Harpin

Servant
Male

Robert

Gaydon

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

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thorne

Head

Married

32

1849

Chittlehampton, Devon, England

Mary E

Thorne

Wife

Married

31

1850

Swimbridge, Devon, England

Mary E

Thorne

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Swimbridge, Devon, England

Emily F

Thorne

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Swimbridge, Devon, England

Ellen

Thorne

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Swimbridge, Devon, England

Lillie

Thorne

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Swimbridge, Devon, England

Penelope

Thorne

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Swimbridge, Devon, England

Willie

Thorne

Son

Single

1

1880

Swimbridge, Devon, England

Bessie

Thorne

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Swimbridge, Devon, England

Mary J

Nickols

Servant

Single

20

1861

Knowstone, Devon, England

John

Harpin

Servant

Single

18

1863

Devon, England

Robert

Gaydon

Servant

Single

16

1865

Swimbridge, Devon, England

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