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Household of Walter Thornhill (born 1807, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Walter Thornhill and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Thornhill, born in 1807 in Surrey, consisted of 7 members. Walter was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Constance (born 1849 in St George's Hanover Square, Middlesex, England) and Sophia E (born 1852 in St George's Hanover Square, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1835 in Ardleigh, Sussex, England), Walter's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1842 in Denbighshire, Wales), Walter's Servant, Lucy (born 1860 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England) and Walter's Servant, Harry (born 1866 in Suffolk, England).


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Walter Thornhill's household

Male

Walter

Thornhill

Head
Female

Constance

Thornhill

Daughter
Female

Sophia E

Thornhill

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Allen

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Williams

Servant
Female

Lucy

Gunn

Servant
Male

Harry

Stommard

Servant
First name(s) Walter
Last name Thornhill
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Surrey, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Thornhill

Head

Widower

74

1807

Surrey, England

Constance

Thornhill

Daughter

Single

32

1849

St George's Hanover Square, Middlesex, England

Sophia E

Thornhill

Daughter

Single

29

1852

St George's Hanover Square, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Allen

Servant

Single

46

1835

Ardleigh, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Williams

Servant

Single

39

1842

Denbighshire, Wales

Lucy

Gunn

Servant

Single

21

1860

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Harry

Stommard

Servant

Single

15

1866

Suffolk, England

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