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Household of James Ernest Thornton (born 1850, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Ernest Thornton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ernest Thornton, born in 1850 in Calverley, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. James Ernest was the head of the household, married to Harriet Ann Thornton, born in 1854 in Staveley, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Beatrice Anne (born 1875 in Calverley, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1877 in Calverley, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1879 in Calverley, Yorkshire, England) and Ellen (born 1881 in Calverley, Yorkshire, England).


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James Ernest Thornton's household

Male

James Ernest

Thornton

Head
Female

Harriet Ann

Thornton

Wife
Female

Beatrice Anne

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Thornton

Son
Female

Mary

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) James Ernest
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Calverley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James Ernest

Thornton

Head

Married

31

1850

Calverley, Yorkshire, England

Harriet Ann

Thornton

Wife

Married

27

1854

Staveley, Yorkshire, England

Beatrice Anne

Thornton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Calverley, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Thornton

Son

Single

4

1877

Calverley, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Thornton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Calverley, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Thornton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Calverley, Yorkshire, England

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