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Household of Abraham Thornton (born 1827, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Thornton, born in 1827 in Leeds, Kent, consisted of 4 members. Abraham was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Alfred (born 1857 in Leeds, Kent, England) and Walter (born 1862 in Leeds, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Abraham's Servant, Charlotte Dunderdale, born in 1835 in Goole, Yorkshire, England.


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Abraham Thornton's household

Male

Abraham

Thornton

Head
Male

Alfred

Thornton

Son
Male

Walter

Thornton

Son
Female

Charlotte

Dunderdale

Servant
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Leeds, Kent, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Thornton

Head

Widower

54

1827

Leeds, Kent, England

Alfred

Thornton

Son

Single

24

1857

Leeds, Kent, England

Walter

Thornton

Son

Single

19

1862

Leeds, Kent, England

Charlotte

Dunderdale

Servant

-

46

1835

Goole, Yorkshire, England

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