Silas Thornton
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Household of Henry Thornton (born 1839, Shropshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, 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.
Henry Thornton and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Thornton, born in 1839 in Knighton, Shropshire, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Maria ? Thornton, born in 1839 in Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Charlotte (born 1870 in Silverdale, Staffordshire, England), Emily (born 1871 in Silverdale, Staffordshire, England), Samuel (born 1873 in Silverdale, Staffordshire, England) and Joseph (born 1876 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Nurse Child, Maude Turner, born in 1879 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England.
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Henry Thornton's household
Henry
Thornton
Head
Maria ?
Thornton
Wife
Charlotte
Thornton
Daughter
Emily
Thornton
Daughter
Samuel
Thornton
Son
Joseph
Thornton
Son
Maude
Turner
Nurse Child
| First name(s) | Henry |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Knighton, Shropshire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Henry | Thornton | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Knighton, Shropshire, England | |
Maria ? | Thornton | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Staffordshire, England | |
Charlotte | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Silverdale, Staffordshire, England | |
Emily | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Silverdale, Staffordshire, England | |
Samuel | Thornton | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Silverdale, Staffordshire, England | |
Joseph | Thornton | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England | |
Maude | Turner | Nurse Child | Single | 2 | 1879 | Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England |
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