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Household of Benjamin Thornton (born 1846, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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.

Benjamin Thornton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Thornton, born in 1846 in Idle, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Thornton, born in 1845 in Idle, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Jasper (born 1870 in Idle, Yorkshire, England), Martha Elizabeth (born 1872 in Idle, Yorkshire, England), Ruth Ann (born 1874 in Idle, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1878 in Idle, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1879 in Idle, Yorkshire, England) and Mary Ellen (born 1881 in Idle, Yorkshire, England).


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Benjamin Thornton's household

Male

Benjamin

Thornton

Head
Female

Mary

Thornton

Wife
Male

Jasper

Thornton

Son
Female

Martha Elizabeth

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Ruth Ann

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Thornton

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Idle, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Thornton

Head

Married

35

1846

Idle, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Thornton

Wife

Married

36

1845

Idle, Yorkshire, England

Jasper

Thornton

Son

Single

11

1870

Idle, Yorkshire, England

Martha Elizabeth

Thornton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Idle, Yorkshire, England

Ruth Ann

Thornton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Idle, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Thornton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Idle, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Thornton

Son

Single

2

1879

Idle, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ellen

Thornton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Idle, Yorkshire, England

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