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Household of Alexander Thornton (born 1843, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, 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.

Alexander Thornton and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thornton, born in 1843 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, consisted of 3 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Thornton, born in 1859 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1874 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Thornton's household

Male

Alexander

Thornton

Head
Female

Mary

Thornton

Wife
Male

John

Thornton

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thornton

Head

Married

38

1843

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Thornton

Wife

Married

22

1859

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Thornton

Son

-

7

1874

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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