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Household of Abraham Thornton (born 1831, Dublin)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, 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.

Abraham Thornton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Thornton, born in 1831 in Dublin, Dublin, consisted of 7 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Maria Thornton, born in 1833 in -. They had 5 children; John (born 1860 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Abraham Thornton's household

Male

Abraham

Thornton

Head
Female

Maria

Thornton

Wife
Male

John

Thornton

Son
Female

Annie

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Thornton

Head

Married

50

1831

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Maria

Thornton

Wife

Married

48

1833

-

John

Thornton

Son

Single

21

1860

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Annie

Thornton

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thornton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Thornton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Thornton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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