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Household of Elizabeth Thornton (born 1834, 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.

Elizabeth Thornton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elizabeth Thornton, born in 1834 in Hindley, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Elizabeth was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; George H (born 1869 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1871 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and John E (born 1873 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Elizabeth's Visitor, Mary (born 1852 in Lancashire, England), Elizabeth's Visitor, Eva (born 1878 in Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth's Servant, Maria (born 1857 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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Elizabeth Thornton's household

Female

Elizabeth

Thornton

Head
Male

George H

Thornton

Son
Female

Hannah

Thornton

Daughter
Male

John E

Thornton

Son
Female

Mary

Rhodes

Visitor
Female

Eva

Rhodes

Visitor
Female

Maria

Haigh

Servant
First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Hindley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elizabeth

Thornton

Head

Widow

47

1834

Hindley, Yorkshire, England

George H

Thornton

Son

Single

12

1869

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Thornton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

John E

Thornton

Son

Single

8

1873

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Rhodes

Visitor

Widow

29

1852

Lancashire, England

Eva

Rhodes

Visitor

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

Maria

Haigh

Servant

Single

24

1857

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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