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Household of William Thorp (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire, 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 Thorp and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thorp, born in 1836 in Prestwich, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thorp, born in 1836 in Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1860 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1862 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Harry (born 1865 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1869 in Eccles, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1874 in Eccles, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Alice J, born 1880 in Eccles, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Elizabeth Robinson, born in 1862 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England.


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William Thorp's household

Male

William

Thorp

Head
Female

Sarah

Thorp

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Thorp

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Thorp

Daughter
Male

Harry

Thorp

Son
Male

Walter

Thorp

Son
Male

William

Thorp

Son
Female

Alice J

Thorp

Grand Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Robinson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Thorp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thorp

Head

Married

45

1836

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Thorp

Wife

Married

45

1836

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thorp

Daughter

Widow

21

1860

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Thorp

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Salford, Lancashire, England

Harry

Thorp

Son

Single

16

1865

Salford, Lancashire, England

Walter

Thorp

Son

Single

12

1869

Eccles, Lancashire, England

William

Thorp

Son

Single

7

1874

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Alice J

Thorp

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Robinson

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

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