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Household of Andrew Thornton (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keighley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Andrew Thornton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Andrew Thornton, born in 1838 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Andrew was the head of the household, married to Ann Thornton, born in 1841 in Addingham, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Sarah Ann (born 1867 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England) and Martha Ann (born 1858 in Idle, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Sarah, born 1880 in Haworth, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Andrew's Adopted Son, James (born 1878 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Andrew's Visitor, Margaret (born 1849 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England), Andrew's Visitor, Emma (born 1876 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Andrew's Visitor, Agnes (born 1880 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).


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Andrew Thornton's household

Male

Andrew

Thornton

Head
Female

Ann

Thornton

Wife
Female

Sarah Ann

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Martha Ann

Merret

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Merret

Grand Daughter
Male

James

Craven

Adopted Son
Female

Margaret

Pickles

Visitor
Female

Emma

Pickles

Visitor
Female

Agnes

Pickles

Visitor
First name(s) Andrew
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Andrew

Thornton

Head

Married

43

1838

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Thornton

Wife

Married

40

1841

Addingham, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Thornton

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Shipley, Yorkshire, England

Martha Ann

Merret

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Idle, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Merret

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Haworth, Yorkshire, England

James

Craven

Adopted Son

Single

3

1878

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Pickles

Visitor

Married

32

1849

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Pickles

Visitor

Single

5

1876

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Agnes

Pickles

Visitor

Single

1

1880

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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