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Household of George Thornton (born 1811, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tadcaster, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Thornton, born in 1811 in Sherburn, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Thornton, born in 1812 in South Milford, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Jane, born 1838 in Sherburn, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 grandchildren; Ann J (born 1875 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England), Frederick (born 1877 in Kennington, Middlesex, England), George Hy (born 1879 in Sherburn, Yorkshire, England) and George (born 1861 in Sherburn, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Apprentice, Joseph (born 1861 in Yorkshire, England) and George's Apprentice, James (born 1863 in Lancashire, England).


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George Thornton's household

Male

George

Thornton

Head
Female

Mary

Thornton

Wife
Female

Jane

Pratt

Daughter
Female

Ann J

Pratt

Grand Daughter
Male

Frederick

Pratt

Grand Son
Male

George Hy

Allinson

Grand Son
Male

Joseph

Ambler

Apprentice
Male

George

Thornton

Grand Son
Male

James

Wainwright

Apprentice
First name(s) George
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Sherburn, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Thornton

Head

Married

70

1811

Sherburn, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Thornton

Wife

Married

69

1812

South Milford, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Pratt

Daughter

Married

43

1838

Sherburn, Yorkshire, England

Ann J

Pratt

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Wandsworth, Surrey, England

Frederick

Pratt

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Kennington, Middlesex, England

George Hy

Allinson

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Sherburn, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Ambler

Apprentice

Single

20

1861

Yorkshire, England

George

Thornton

Grand Son

Single

20

1861

Sherburn, Yorkshire, England

James

Wainwright

Apprentice

Single

18

1863

Lancashire, England

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