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Household of Elijah Thornber (born 1819, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Clitheroe, 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.

Elijah Thornber and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elijah Thornber, born in 1819 in Gisburn, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Elijah was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thornber, born in 1832 in Grindleton, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Margaret, born 1865 in Great Harwood, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Elijah's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1869 in Clitheroe, Yorkshire, England), Elijah's Step Daughter, Margaret (born 1861 in Clitheroe, Yorkshire, England), Elijah's Step Son, Richard (born 1864 in Clitheroe, Yorkshire, England) and Elijah's Boarder, Charles (born 1855 in Clitheroe, Yorkshire, England).


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Elijah Thornber's household

Male

Elijah

Thornber

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thornber

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Step Daughter
Female

Margaret

Smith

Step Daughter
Male

Richard

Smith

Step Son
Female

Margaret

Thornber

Daughter
Male

Charles

Hartley

Boarder
First name(s) Elijah
Last name Thornber
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Gisburn, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elijah

Thornber

Head

Married

62

1819

Gisburn, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Thornber

Wife

Married

49

1832

Grindleton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Step Daughter

Single

12

1869

Clitheroe, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Smith

Step Daughter

Single

20

1861

Clitheroe, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Smith

Step Son

Single

17

1864

Clitheroe, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Thornber

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Great Harwood, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Hartley

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Clitheroe, Yorkshire, England

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