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Household of Abel Thornley (born 1851, Derbyshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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.
Abel Thornley and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abel Thornley, born in 1851 in Glossop, Derbyshire, consisted of 6 members. Abel was the head of the household, married to Martha Ellen Thornley, born in 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Anne Deborah (born 1876 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Maria (born 1879 in Ockley, Yorkshire, England) and James (born 1881 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Abel's Sister In Law, Nancy Mary Kenyon, born in 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
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Abel Thornley's household
Abel
Thornley
Head
Martha Ellen
Thornley
Wife
Anne Deborah
Thornley
Daughter
Maria
Thornley
Daughter
James
Thornley
Son
Nancy Mary
Kenyon
Sister In Law
| First name(s) | Abel |
| Last name | Thornley |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Glossop, Derbyshire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abel | Thornley | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Glossop, Derbyshire, England | |
Martha Ellen | Thornley | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Anne Deborah | Thornley | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Barnsley, Yorkshire, England | |
Maria | Thornley | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Ockley, Yorkshire, England | |
James | Thornley | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Cheshire, England | |
Nancy Mary | Kenyon | Sister In Law | Single | 30 | 1851 | Manchester, Lancashire, England |
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