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Household of Henry Thornton (born 1855, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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.

Henry Thornton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Thornton, born in 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Thornton, born in 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Sarah E (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Albert (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and George H (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Lodger, Sarah Diggle, born in 1849 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Henry Thornton's household

Male

Henry

Thornton

Head
Female

Mary

Thornton

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Albert

Thornton

Son
Female

Sarah

Diggle

Lodger
Male

George H

Thornton

Son
First name(s) Henry
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Thornton

Head

Married

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thornton

Wife

Married

30

1851

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Thornton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Albert

Thornton

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Diggle

Lodger

Single

32

1849

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George H

Thornton

Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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