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Household of Alfred Thornton (born 1831, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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.

Alfred Thornton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Thornton, born in 1831 in Worcester, Worcestershire, consisted of 9 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Caroline Thornton, born in 1834 in Chatham, Kent, England. They had 7 children; Harold (born 1864 in Chatham, Kent, England), Horace J (born 1865 in Chatham, Kent, England), Emily E (born 1869 in Chatham, Kent, England), Florence A (born 1871 in Chatham, Kent, England), Gertrude H (born 1873 in Chatham, Kent, England), Archibald L (born 1876 in Chatham, Kent, England) and Clement H (born 1877 in Chatham, Kent, England).


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Alfred Thornton's household

Male

Alfred

Thornton

Head
Female

Caroline

Thornton

Wife
Male

Harold

Thornton

Son
Male

Horace J

Thornton

Son
Female

Emily E

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Florence A

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Gertrude H

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Archibald L

Thornton

Son
Male

Clement H

Thornton

Son
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Thornton

Head

Married

50

1831

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Caroline

Thornton

Wife

Married

47

1834

Chatham, Kent, England

Harold

Thornton

Son

Single

17

1864

Chatham, Kent, England

Horace J

Thornton

Son

Single

16

1865

Chatham, Kent, England

Emily E

Thornton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Chatham, Kent, England

Florence A

Thornton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Chatham, Kent, England

Gertrude H

Thornton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Chatham, Kent, England

Archibald L

Thornton

Son

Single

5

1876

Chatham, Kent, England

Clement H

Thornton

Son

Single

4

1877

Chatham, Kent, England

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