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Household of William Thorpe (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thorpe, born in 1850 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Thorpe, born in 1845 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1868 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1876 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1881 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England).


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William Thorpe's household

Male

William

Thorpe

Head
Female

Jane

Thorpe

Wife
Female

Mary

Thorpe

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Thorpe

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thorpe

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thorpe

Head

Married

31

1850

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Jane

Thorpe

Wife

Married

36

1845

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

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