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Household of William Thorne (born 1823, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thorne, born in 1823 in Barnstaple, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Thorne, born in 1824 in Barnstaple, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1850 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Caroline (born 1852 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Emily (born 1855 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Bessie (born 1859 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Alice (born 1862 in Barnstaple, Devon, England) and Willie (born 1870 in Barnstaple, Devon, England).


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William Thorne's household

Male

William

Thorne

Head
Female

Jane

Thorne

Wife
Male

Thomas

Thorne

Son
Female

Caroline

Thorne

Daughter
Female

Emily

Thorne

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Thorne

Daughter
Female

Alice

Thorne

Daughter
Male

Willie

Thorne

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Thorne
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Barnstaple, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thorne

Head

Married

58

1823

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Jane

Thorne

Wife

Married

57

1824

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Thomas

Thorne

Son

Single

31

1850

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Caroline

Thorne

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Emily

Thorne

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Bessie

Thorne

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Alice

Thorne

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Willie

Thorne

Son

Single

11

1870

Barnstaple, Devon, England

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