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Household of William Thurston (born 1834, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hastings, Sussex, 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 Thurston and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thurston, born in 1834 in Falkenham, Suffolk, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Thurston, born in 1839 in Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Helen (born 1864 in Herstmonceaux, Sussex, England), Marion (born 1867 in Herstmonceaux, Sussex, England), Norman (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Winifred (born 1873 in Scotland), Edith (born 1876 in Lincolnshire, England) and Catherine (born 1878 in Hastings, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Annie Brown, born in 1865 in London, Middlesex, England.


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William Thurston's household

Male

William

Thurston

Head
Female

Mary

Thurston

Wife
Female

Helen

Thurston

Daughter
Female

Marion

Thurston

Daughter
Male

Norman

Thurston

Son
Female

Winifred

Thurston

Daughter
Female

Edith

Thurston

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Thurston

Daughter
Female

Annie

Brown

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Thurston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Falkenham, Suffolk, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thurston

Head

Married

47

1834

Falkenham, Suffolk, England

Mary

Thurston

Wife

Married

42

1839

Cheshire, England

Helen

Thurston

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Herstmonceaux, Sussex, England

Marion

Thurston

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Herstmonceaux, Sussex, England

Norman

Thurston

Son

Single

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Winifred

Thurston

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Scotland

Edith

Thurston

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lincolnshire, England

Catherine

Thurston

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hastings, Sussex, England

Annie

Brown

Servant

Single

16

1865

London, Middlesex, England

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