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Household of William Thorpe (born 1855, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Basford, Nottinghamshire, 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 1855 in Spalding, Lincolnshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Thorpe, born in 1854 in Shipley, Derbyshire, England. They had 2 children; Gertrude (born 1880 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England) and William (born 1881 in Basford, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father In Law, Thomas (born 1820 in Cotmanhay, Derbyshire, England) and William's Boarder, George (born 1858 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England).


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William Thorpe's household

Male

William

Thorpe

Head
Female

Martha

Thorpe

Wife
Female

Gertrude

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

William

Thorpe

Son
Male

Thomas

Cooke

Father In Law
Male

George

Robinson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Spalding, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thorpe

Head

Married

26

1855

Spalding, Lincolnshire, England

Martha

Thorpe

Wife

Married

27

1854

Shipley, Derbyshire, England

Gertrude

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

William

Thorpe

Son

Single

0

1881

Basford, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Cooke

Father In Law

Married

61

1820

Cotmanhay, Derbyshire, England

George

Robinson

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

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