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Household of William Thorpe (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thorpe, born in 1841 in Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thorpe, born in 1840 in Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah E (born 1869 in Yorkshire, England), John E (born 1871 in Yorkshire, England), Laura (born 1878 in Yorkshire, England) and Roseann (born 1880 in Norton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother, Elen Thorpe, born in 1814 in Yorkshire, England.


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William Thorpe's household

Male

William

Thorpe

Head
Female

Sarah

Thorpe

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

John E

Thorpe

Son
Female

Laura

Thorpe

Daughter
Female

Roseann

Thorpe

Daughter
Female

Elen

Thorpe

Mother
First name(s) William
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thorpe

Head

Married

40

1841

Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Thorpe

Wife

Married

41

1840

Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Yorkshire, England

John E

Thorpe

Son

Single

10

1871

Yorkshire, England

Laura

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Yorkshire, England

Roseann

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Norton, Yorkshire, England

Elen

Thorpe

Mother

Married

67

1814

Yorkshire, England

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