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Household of William Thorpe (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Driffield, 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 19 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thorpe, born in 1833 in Middleton, Yorkshire, consisted of 20 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Thorpe, born in 1835 in Kirby Misperton, Yorkshire, England. They had 11 children; John William (born 1861 in Barugh, Yorkshire, England), William Brown (born 1863 in Yorkshire, England), Elisabeth (born 1865 in Yorkshire, England), George (born 1867 in Cropton, Yorkshire, England), Oliver T (born 1869 in Cropton, Yorkshire, England), Ann (born 1872 in Cropton, Yorkshire, England), Jennie (born 1874 in Cropton, Yorkshire, England), Robert (born 1876 in Cropton, Yorkshire, England), Francis (born 1879 in Cropton, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1861 in Grosmont, Yorkshire, England) and Emma (born 1867 in Duggleby, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father In Law, John (born 1805 in Middleton Tyas, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, William (born 1857 in -), William's Servant, William (born 1864 in -), William's Servant, Robert (born 1866 in -), William's Servant, George (born 1862 in -), William's Visitor, William (born 1850 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England) and William's Visitor, Andrew J (born 1855 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England).


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William Thorpe's household

Male

William

Thorpe

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Thorpe

Wife
Male

John William

Thorpe

Son
Male

William Brown

Thorpe

Son
Female

Elisabeth

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

George

Thorpe

Son
Male

Oliver T

Thorpe

Son
Female

Ann

Thorpe

Daughter
Female

Jennie

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thorpe

Son
Male

Francis

Thorpe

Son
Male

John

Walton

Father In Law
Female

Jane

Fletcher

Daughter
Female

Emma

Midgeley

Daughter
Male

William

Colley

Servant
Male

William

Paul

Servant
Male

Robert

Coulson

Servant
Male

George

Triffill

Servant
Male

William

Davidson

Visitor
Male

Andrew J

Davidson

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Middleton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (20 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thorpe

Head

Married

48

1833

Middleton, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Thorpe

Wife

Married

46

1835

Kirby Misperton, Yorkshire, England

John William

Thorpe

Son

Single

20

1861

Barugh, Yorkshire, England

William Brown

Thorpe

Son

Single

18

1863

Yorkshire, England

Elisabeth

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Yorkshire, England

George

Thorpe

Son

Single

14

1867

Cropton, Yorkshire, England

Oliver T

Thorpe

Son

Single

12

1869

Cropton, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Cropton, Yorkshire, England

Jennie

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Cropton, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Thorpe

Son

Single

5

1876

Cropton, Yorkshire, England

Francis

Thorpe

Son

Single

2

1879

Cropton, Yorkshire, England

John

Walton

Father In Law

Widower

76

1805

Middleton Tyas, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Fletcher

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Grosmont, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Midgeley

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Duggleby, Yorkshire, England

William

Colley

Servant

Single

24

1857

-

William

Paul

Servant

Single

17

1864

-

Robert

Coulson

Servant

Single

15

1866

-

George

Triffill

Servant

Single

19

1862

-

William

Davidson

Visitor

Single

31

1850

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Andrew J

Davidson

Visitor

Single

26

1855

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

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