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Household of Herbert Thornton (born 1834, Worcestershire)

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.

Herbert Thornton and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Herbert Thornton, born in 1834 in Worcester, Worcestershire, consisted of 12 members. Herbert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thornton, born in 1838 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. They had 6 children; Marion (born 1861 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England), Herbert (born 1869 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England), Rob W (born 1871 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1874 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England), Elzb (born 1877 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England) and Mary Ann (born 1859 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Winfred (born 1877 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England) and Maud (born 1879 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Herbert's Son In Law, William (born 1858 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England) and Herbert's Boarder, George (born 1864 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England).


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Herbert Thornton's household

Male

Herbert

Thornton

Head
Female

Sarah

Thornton

Wife
Female

Marion

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Thornton

Son
Male

Rob W

Thornton

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Elzb

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Winfred

Thornton

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Thornton

Daughter
Male

William

Ranford

Son In Law
Female

Maud

Ranford

Grand Daughter
Male

George

Lewis

Boarder
First name(s) Herbert
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Herbert

Thornton

Head

Married

47

1834

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Sarah

Thornton

Wife

Married

43

1838

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Marion

Thornton

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Herbert

Thornton

Son

Single

12

1869

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Rob W

Thornton

Son

Single

10

1871

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Sarah Ann

Thornton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Elzb

Thornton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Winfred

Thornton

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Mary Ann

Thornton

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

William

Ranford

Son In Law

Married

23

1858

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Maud

Ranford

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

George

Lewis

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

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