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Household of Edwin Thornton (born 1852, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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.
Edwin Thornton and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Thornton, born in 1852 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thornton, born in 1852 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Ada (born 1876 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Percy (born 1877 in Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1879 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edwin's Servant, Mary Evans, born in 1864 in Dudley, Staffordshire, England.
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Edwin Thornton's household
Edwin
Thornton
Head
Elizabeth
Thornton
Wife
Ada
Thornton
Daughter
Percy
Thornton
Son
William
Thornton
Son
Mary
Evans
Servant
| First name(s) | Edwin |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 29 |
| Birth year | 1852 |
| Birth place | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edwin | Thornton | Head | Married | 29 | 1852 | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Thornton | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Ada | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England | |
Percy | Thornton | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Yorkshire, England | |
William | Thornton | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary | Evans | Servant | Single | 17 | 1864 | Dudley, Staffordshire, England |
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