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Household of Amos Thornton (born 1834, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Horsham, Sussex, 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.

Amos Thornton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Amos Thornton, born in 1834 in Ifield, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. Amos was the head of the household, married to Amelia Thornton, born in 1836 in Worth, Sussex, England. They had 6 children; Arthur (born 1862 in Ifield, Sussex, England), Alice (born 1864 in Ifield, Sussex, England), Amos (born 1870 in Ifield, Sussex, England), Sidney (born 1873 in Ifield, Sussex, England), Martha (born 1876 in Ifield, Sussex, England) and Annie (born 1879 in Ifield, Sussex, England).


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Amos Thornton's household

Male

Amos

Thornton

Head
Female

Amelia

Thornton

Wife
Male

Arthur

Thornton

Son
Female

Alice

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Amos

Thornton

Son
Male

Sidney

Thornton

Son
Female

Martha

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Annie

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) Amos
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Ifield, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Amos

Thornton

Head

Married

47

1834

Ifield, Sussex, England

Amelia

Thornton

Wife

Married

45

1836

Worth, Sussex, England

Arthur

Thornton

Son

Single

19

1862

Ifield, Sussex, England

Alice

Thornton

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Ifield, Sussex, England

Amos

Thornton

Son

Single

11

1870

Ifield, Sussex, England

Sidney

Thornton

Son

Single

8

1873

Ifield, Sussex, England

Martha

Thornton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ifield, Sussex, England

Annie

Thornton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ifield, Sussex, England

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