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Household of Eli Thornton (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire, 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.

Eli Thornton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Eli Thornton, born in 1834 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Eli was the head of the household, married to Mary J Thornton, born in 1840 in North Duffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Frank E (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Arthur H (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Charles H (born 1874 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England), Helena A (born 1876 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England), Alice M (born 1878 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England) and Arnold B (born 1880 in -).


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Eli Thornton's household

Male

Eli

Thornton

Head
Female

Mary J

Thornton

Wife
Male

Frank E

Thornton

Son
Male

Arthur H

Thornton

Son
Male

Charles H

Thornton

Son
Female

Helena A

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Arnold B

Thornton

Son
First name(s) Eli
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Eli

Thornton

Head

Married

47

1834

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Thornton

Wife

Married

41

1840

North Duffield, Yorkshire, England

Frank E

Thornton

Son

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Arthur H

Thornton

Son

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles H

Thornton

Son

Single

7

1874

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Helena A

Thornton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Alice M

Thornton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Arnold B

Thornton

Son

Single

1

1880

-

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