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Household of William Thorpe (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thorpe, born in 1835 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Thorpe, born in 1834 in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England. They had 7 children; Mary J (born 1859 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Lydia (born 1861 in Channel Islands, England), Edwin A (born 1863 in Jamaica), Ernest W (born 1865 in Jamaica), Eliza A (born 1868 in Gibraltar), Henry M (born 1873 in Gibraltar) and Alma A (born 1877 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England).


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William Thorpe's household

Male

William

Thorpe

Head
Female

Jane

Thorpe

Wife
Female

Mary J

Thorpe

Daughter
Female

Lydia

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

Edwin A

Thorpe

Son
Male

Ernest W

Thorpe

Son
Female

Eliza A

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

Henry M

Thorpe

Son
Female

Alma A

Thorpe

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thorpe

Head

Married

46

1835

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Jane

Thorpe

Wife

Married

47

1834

Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England

Mary J

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Plymouth, Devon, England

Lydia

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Channel Islands, England

Edwin A

Thorpe

Son

Single

18

1863

Jamaica

Ernest W

Thorpe

Son

Single

16

1865

Jamaica

Eliza A

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Gibraltar

Henry M

Thorpe

Son

Single

8

1873

Gibraltar

Alma A

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

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