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Household of Henry Thornton (born 1836, 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.
Henry Thornton and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Thornton, born in 1836 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Thornton, born in 1844 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Martha (born 1865 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Herbert (born 1867 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Harriet (born 1869 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Emma (born 1878 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Boarder, James (born 1853 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Henry's Boarder, Frank (born 1849 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
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Henry Thornton's household
Henry
Thornton
Head
Mary
Thornton
Wife
Martha
Thornton
Daughter
Herbert
Thornton
Son
Harriet
Thornton
Daughter
Elizabeth
Thornton
Daughter
Emma
Thornton
Daughter
James
Graham
Boarder
Frank
Maylor
Boarder
| First name(s) | Henry |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | Burnley, Lancashire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Henry | Thornton | Head | Married | 45 | 1836 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Thornton | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Martha | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 16 | 1865 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
Herbert | Thornton | Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
Harriet | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
Emma | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
James | Graham | Boarder | Single | 28 | 1853 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Frank | Maylor | Boarder | Single | 32 | 1849 | Chester, Cheshire, England |
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