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Household of William Thorns (born 1813, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Epsom, Surrey, 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 Thorns and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thorns, born in 1813 in Cheam, Surrey, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Jemima (born 1851 in Cheam, Surrey, England), Bruce (born 1853 in Cheam, Surrey, England), Elizabeth (born 1859 in Cheam, Surrey, England) and Ada (born 1863 in Cheam, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Hannah Forster, born in 1865 in Mitcham, Surrey, England.


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William Thorns's household

Male

William

Thorns

Head
Female

Jemima

Thorns

Daughter
Male

Bruce

Thorns

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thorns

Daughter
Female

Ada

Thorns

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Forster

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Thorns
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Cheam, Surrey, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thorns

Head

Widower

68

1813

Cheam, Surrey, England

Jemima

Thorns

Daughter

Single

30

1851

Cheam, Surrey, England

Bruce

Thorns

Son

Single

28

1853

Cheam, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Thorns

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Cheam, Surrey, England

Ada

Thorns

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Cheam, Surrey, England

Hannah

Forster

Servant

Single

16

1865

Mitcham, Surrey, England

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