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Household of James E Thornton (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

James E Thornton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James E Thornton, born in 1851 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. James E was the head of the household, married to Annie Thornton, born in 1857 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Jane S (born 1875 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), John (born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Charles S (born 1880 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England).


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James E Thornton's household

Male

James E

Thornton

Head
Female

Annie

Thornton

Wife
Female

Jane S

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Alice

Thornton

Daughter
Male

John

Thornton

Son
Male

Charles S

Thornton

Son
First name(s) James E
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James E

Thornton

Head

Married

30

1851

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Annie

Thornton

Wife

Married

24

1857

London, Middlesex, England

Jane S

Thornton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Alice

Thornton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John

Thornton

Son

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Charles S

Thornton

Son

Single

1

1880

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

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