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Household of Harry Thornton (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edmonton, Middlesex, 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.

Harry Thornton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Harry Thornton, born in 1844 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Harry was the head of the household, married to Mary A Thornton, born in 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1872 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England), Harry P (born 1877 in Frodingham, Lincolnshire, England), Beatrice J (born 1878 in Frodingham, Lincolnshire, England) and Florence E (born 1881 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Harry's Sister, Selina Wright, born in 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Harry Thornton's household

Male

Harry

Thornton

Head
Female

Mary A

Thornton

Wife
Male

Joseph

Thornton

Son
Male

Harry P

Thornton

Son
Female

Beatrice J

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Florence E

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Selina

Wright

Sister
First name(s) Harry
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Harry

Thornton

Head

Married

37

1844

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Thornton

Wife

Married

30

1851

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Thornton

Son

Single

9

1872

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Harry P

Thornton

Son

Single

4

1877

Frodingham, Lincolnshire, England

Beatrice J

Thornton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Frodingham, Lincolnshire, England

Florence E

Thornton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Selina

Wright

Sister

Single

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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