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Household of William Thorpe (born 1840, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1840 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Kayia Thorpe, born in 1840 in Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 2 children; Thomas M (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Mary J (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Apprentice, Harry (born 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and William's Servant, Dora (born 1864 in Attleborough, Norfolk, England).


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William Thorpe's household

Male

William

Thorpe

Head
Female

Kayia

Thorpe

Wife
Male

Thomas M

Thorpe

Son
Female

Mary J

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

Harry

Harrison

Apprentice
Female

Dora

Fencham

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thorpe

Head

Married

41

1840

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Kayia

Thorpe

Wife

Married

41

1840

Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England

Thomas M

Thorpe

Son

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Harrison

Apprentice

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Dora

Fencham

Servant

Single

17

1864

Attleborough, Norfolk, England

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