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Household of William Thorpe (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thorpe, born in 1851 in Prestwich, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Thorpe, born in 1853 in Whitefield, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary Elizabeth (born 1876 in Whitefield, Lancashire, England), Florence (born 1878 in Whitefield, Lancashire, England), Arthur Henry (born 1880 in Whitefield, Lancashire, England) and Lilian (born 1881 in Whitefield, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, William Jackson, born in 1861 in Whitefield, Lancashire, England.


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William Thorpe's household

Male

William

Thorpe

Head
Female

Alice

Thorpe

Wife
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Thorpe

Daughter
Female

Florence

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

Arthur Henry

Thorpe

Son
Female

Lilian

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

William

Jackson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thorpe

Head

Married

30

1851

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Alice

Thorpe

Wife

Married

28

1853

Whitefield, Lancashire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Whitefield, Lancashire, England

Florence

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Whitefield, Lancashire, England

Arthur Henry

Thorpe

Son

Single

1

1880

Whitefield, Lancashire, England

Lilian

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Whitefield, Lancashire, England

William

Jackson

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Whitefield, Lancashire, England

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