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Household of William Thorpe (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thorpe, born in 1836 in Moston, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Thorpe, born in 1824 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Lydia (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Niece, Ann Welsh, born in 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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William Thorpe's household

Male

William

Thorpe

Head
Female

Ellen

Thorpe

Wife
Female

Lydia

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

William

Thorpe

Son
Male

James

Thorpe

Son
Female

Ann

Welsh

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Moston, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thorpe

Head

Married

45

1836

Moston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Thorpe

Wife

Married

57

1824

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Lydia

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Thorpe

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Thorpe

Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann

Welsh

Niece

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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