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Household of William Thorpe (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 1828 in Mossley, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Thorpe, born in 1829 in Mossley, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Alice (born 1855 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), Betty (born 1857 in Mossley, Lancashire, England) and Emma (born 1863 in Mossley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Henry Ashworth, born in 1867 in Mossley, Lancashire, England.


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William Thorpe's household

Male

William

Thorpe

Head
Female

Mary

Thorpe

Wife
Female

Alice

Thorpe

Daughter
Female

Betty

Thorpe

Daughter
Female

Emma

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

Henry

Ashworth

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Mossley, 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

53

1828

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thorpe

Wife

Married

52

1829

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Alice

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Betty

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Emma

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Henry

Ashworth

Servant

Single

14

1867

Mossley, Lancashire, England

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