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Household of Fergus Thornton (born 1841, 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.

Fergus Thornton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Fergus Thornton, born in 1841 in Almondbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Fergus was the head of the household, married to Selina Thornton, born in 1842 in Almondbury, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; George Henry (born 1868 in Almondbury, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1870 in Almondbury, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1872 in Almondbury, Yorkshire, England), Shaw (born 1874 in Almondbury, Yorkshire, England), Wilfred (born 1876 in Almondbury, Yorkshire, England) and Willie (born 1881 in Almondbury, Yorkshire, England).


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Fergus Thornton's household

Male

Fergus

Thornton

Head
Female

Selina

Thornton

Wife
Male

George Henry

Thornton

Son
Male

James

Thornton

Son
Male

Fred

Thornton

Son
Male

Shaw

Thornton

Son
Male

Wilfred

Thornton

Son
Male

Willie

Thornton

Son
First name(s) Fergus
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Almondbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Fergus

Thornton

Head

Married

40

1841

Almondbury, Yorkshire, England

Selina

Thornton

Wife

Married

39

1842

Almondbury, Yorkshire, England

George Henry

Thornton

Son

Single

13

1868

Almondbury, Yorkshire, England

James

Thornton

Son

Single

11

1870

Almondbury, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Thornton

Son

Single

9

1872

Almondbury, Yorkshire, England

Shaw

Thornton

Son

Single

7

1874

Almondbury, Yorkshire, England

Wilfred

Thornton

Son

Single

5

1876

Almondbury, Yorkshire, England

Willie

Thornton

Son

Single

0

1881

Almondbury, Yorkshire, England

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