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Household of David Thornton (born 1817, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, 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.

David Thornton and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Thornton, born in 1817 in Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. David was the head of the household, married to Firth Thornton, born in 1863 in Sheepridge, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Firth (born 1863 in Sheepridge, Yorkshire, England), Tom (born 1864 in Sheepridge, Yorkshire, England), Dan (born 1866 in Sheepridge, Yorkshire, England) and Ann (born 1870 in Sheepridge, Yorkshire, England).


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David Thornton's household

Male

David

Thornton

Head
Male

Firth

Thornton

Son
Male

Tom

Thornton

Son
Male

Dan

Thornton

Son
Female

Ann

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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David

Thornton

Head

Married

64

1817

Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England

Firth

Thornton

Son

Single

18

1863

Sheepridge, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Thornton

Son

Single

17

1864

Sheepridge, Yorkshire, England

Dan

Thornton

Son

Single

15

1866

Sheepridge, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Thornton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sheepridge, Yorkshire, England

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