James Thorley in Cheshire in the 1881 Census

Details of James Thorley of Withington Green, Lower Withington, Cheshire, England

First name(s): James
Last name: Thorley
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Widower
Gender: Male
Age: 58
Birth year: 1823
Occupation: Farmer Of 64 Acres
Birth town: Sandbach
Birth county: Cheshire
Birth place: England
Street: Withington Green
Town: —
Parish: Lower Withington
County: Cheshire
Country: England
Registration district: Macclesfield

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Mary Ann	Last name Roylance	Relationship Sister	Marital status Widow	Gender Female	Age 49	Birth year 1832	Occupation Farmers Sister Housekeeper	Birth place Cranage, Cheshire, England
First name(s) George	Last name Thorley	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 28	Birth year 1853	Occupation Farmers Son	Birth place Lower Peover, Cheshire, England
First name(s) Joseph	Last name Thorley	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 25	Birth year 1856	Occupation Farmers Son	Birth place Lower Peover, Cheshire, England
First name(s) Thomas	Last name Thorley	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 22	Birth year 1859	Occupation Farmers Son	Birth place Goostrey, Cheshire, England
First name(s) Sarah Ann	Last name Thorley	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 20	Birth year 1861	Occupation Farmers Daur	Birth place Goostrey, Cheshire, England
First name(s) Ellen	Last name Thorley	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 17	Birth year 1864	Occupation Farmers Daur	Birth place Alsager, Cheshire, England
First name(s) Elizabeth	Last name Thorley	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 14	Birth year 1867	Occupation Farmers Daur	Birth place Lower Withington, Cheshire, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Thorley family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes James Thorley and 7 other people

Thorley family summary

NAME: James Thorley
BORN: 1823
BIRTH COUNTY: Cheshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Lower Withington, Cheshire, England