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Household of William Thorning (born 1795, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kingsbridge, 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 Thorning and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thorning, born in 1795 in Marlborough, Devon, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thorning, born in 1805 in Marlborough, Devon, England. They had 2 children; William A (born 1831 in Marlborough, Devon, England) and Jarvis (born 1833 in Marlborough, Devon, England). They had 4 grandchildren; Elizabeth (born 1861 in Loddiswell, Devon, England), John (born 1863 in Loddiswell, Devon, England), Thomas (born 1865 in Loddiswell, Devon, England) and Maude Mary (born 1876 in Loddiswell, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Anna (born 1867 in Blackawton, Devon, England) and William's Servant, Edward (born 1869 in Blackawton, Devon, England).


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William Thorning's household

Male

William

Thorning

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thorning

Wife
Male

William A

Thorning

Son
Male

Jarvis

Thorning

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thorning

Grand Daughter
Male

John

Thorning

Grand Son
Male

Thomas

Thorning

Grand Son
Female

Maude Mary

Thorning

Grand Daughter
Female

Anna

Dyer

Servant
Male

Edward

Hayman

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Thorning
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 86
Birth year 1795
Birth place Marlborough, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thorning

Head

Married

86

1795

Marlborough, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Thorning

Wife

Married

76

1805

Marlborough, Devon, England

William A

Thorning

Son

Single

50

1831

Marlborough, Devon, England

Jarvis

Thorning

Son

Single

48

1833

Marlborough, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Thorning

Grand Daughter

Single

20

1861

Loddiswell, Devon, England

John

Thorning

Grand Son

Single

18

1863

Loddiswell, Devon, England

Thomas

Thorning

Grand Son

Single

16

1865

Loddiswell, Devon, England

Maude Mary

Thorning

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Loddiswell, Devon, England

Anna

Dyer

Servant

Single

14

1867

Blackawton, Devon, England

Edward

Hayman

Servant

Single

12

1869

Blackawton, Devon, England

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