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Household of Adam Thornson (born 1818, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, 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.

Adam Thornson and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Thornson, born in 1818 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, consisted of 13 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Ellen Thornson, born in 1839 in Scotland. They had 7 children; George S (born 1862 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Isabella H (born 1864 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Adam J (born 1866 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Ethel C (born 1868 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England), Thomas S (born 1870 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England), Edward D (born 1874 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England) and Henry B (born 1876 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Adam's Sister, Isabella (born 1816 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England), Adam's Servant, Catherine (born 1841 in Scotland), Adam's Servant, Margaret (born 1858 in Scotland) and Adam's Servant, Ellina (born 1861 in Thorpe, Essex, England).


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Adam Thornson's household

Male

Adam

Thornson

Head
Female

Ellen

Thornson

Wife
Male

George S

Thornson

Son
Female

Isabella H

Thornson

Daughter
Male

Adam J

Thornson

Son
Female

Ethel C

Thornson

Daughter
Male

Thomas S

Thornson

Son
Male

Edward D

Thornson

Son
Male

Henry B

Thornson

Son
Female

Isabella

Thornson

Sister
Female

Catherine

Rose

Servant
Female

Margaret

Harvey

Servant
Female

Ellina

Cross

Servant
First name(s) Adam
Last name Thornson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Thornson

Head

Married

63

1818

Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Thornson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Scotland

George S

Thornson

Son

Single

19

1862

Islington, Middlesex, England

Isabella H

Thornson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Islington, Middlesex, England

Adam J

Thornson

Son

Single

15

1866

Islington, Middlesex, England

Ethel C

Thornson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England

Thomas S

Thornson

Son

Single

11

1870

Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England

Edward D

Thornson

Son

Single

7

1874

Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England

Henry B

Thornson

Son

Single

5

1876

Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England

Isabella

Thornson

Sister

Single

65

1816

Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Catherine

Rose

Servant

Single

40

1841

Scotland

Margaret

Harvey

Servant

Single

23

1858

Scotland

Ellina

Cross

Servant

Single

20

1861

Thorpe, Essex, England

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