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Household of Hartley Thornton (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, Lancashire, 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.

Hartley Thornton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hartley Thornton, born in 1845 in Trawden, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Hartley was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thornton, born in 1846 in Nelson, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1869 in Nelson, Lancashire, England), Smith (born 1870 in Nelson, Lancashire, England), Lilly (born 1874 in Nelson, Lancashire, England) and Florence (born 1880 in Nelson, Lancashire, England).


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Hartley Thornton's household

Male

Hartley

Thornton

Head
Female

Sarah

Thornton

Wife
Male

Robert

Thornton

Son
Male

Smith

Thornton

Son
Female

Lilly

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Florence

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) Hartley
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Trawden, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hartley

Thornton

Head

Married

36

1845

Trawden, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Thornton

Wife

Married

35

1846

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Robert

Thornton

Son

Single

12

1869

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Smith

Thornton

Son

Single

11

1870

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Lilly

Thornton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Florence

Thornton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Nelson, Lancashire, England

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