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Household of George Thornton (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, 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.

George Thornton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Thornton, born in 1836 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Thornton, born in 1840 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Eleanor A (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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George Thornton's household

Male

George

Thornton

Head
Female

Mary

Thornton

Wife
Female

Sarah

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Ada

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Walter

Thornton

Son
Male

William

Thornton

Son
Female

Eleanor A

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) George
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Thornton

Head

Married

45

1836

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Thornton

Wife

Married

41

1840

Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

Sarah

Thornton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Thornton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Thornton

Son

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Thornton

Son

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Eleanor A

Thornton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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