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Household of William Thorpe (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 Thorpe and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thorpe, born in 1847 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Louisa Thorpe, born in 1850 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Neils P J (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Williaber (born 1872 in Widnes, Lancashire, England), Annah M (born 1874 in Widnes, Lancashire, England), Mary L (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Margaret B (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother, Catherine Davies Thorpe, born in 1826 in Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales.


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William Thorpe's household

Male

William

Thorpe

Head
Female

Louisa

Thorpe

Wife
Female

Catherine Davies

Thorpe

Mother
Male

Neils P J

Thorpe

Son
Female

Williaber

Thorpe

Daughter
Female

Annah M

Thorpe

Daughter
Female

Mary L

Thorpe

Daughter
Female

Margaret B

Thorpe

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thorpe

Head

Married

34

1847

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Thorpe

Wife

Married

31

1850

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Catherine Davies

Thorpe

Mother

Widow

55

1826

Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales

Neils P J

Thorpe

Son

Single

10

1871

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Williaber

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Annah M

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Mary L

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret B

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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