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Household of Alex Thornton (born 1828, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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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.
Alex Thornton and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Thornton, born in 1828 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Mary Isabella Thornton, born in 1834 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary Margaret (born 1861 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John Meaton (born 1862 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and James A (born 1863 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's Mother-In-Law, Mary Meaton, born in 1798 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland.
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Alex Thornton's household
Alex
Thornton
Head
Mary Isabella
Thornton
Wife
Mary Margaret
Thornton
Daughter
John Meaton
Thornton
Son
James A
Thornton
Son
Mary
Meaton
Mother-In-Law
| First name(s) | Alex |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 53 |
| Birth year | 1828 |
| Birth place | Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex | Thornton | Head | Married | 53 | 1828 | Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary Isabella | Thornton | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Mary Margaret | Thornton | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
John Meaton | Thornton | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
James A | Thornton | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Meaton | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 83 | 1798 | Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland |
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