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Household of James Thornely (born 1823, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 Thornely and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thornely, born in 1823 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Laura Thornely, born in 1829 in Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1855 in Lancashire, England), Beatrice (born 1858 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Laura Roscoe (born 1860 in Great Crosby, Lancashire, England), Martha Grace (born 1862 in Great Crosby, Lancashire, England), James Lamport (born 1866 in Gateacre, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1870 in Gateacre, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Catherine L (born 1859 in Wareham, Dorset, England), James's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1846 in Sutton, Lancashire, England), James's Servant, Jane (born 1854 in Staveley, Westmorland, England) and James's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Lancashire, England).


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James Thornely's household

Male

James

Thornely

Head
Female

Laura

Thornely

Wife
Male

Thomas

Thornely

Son
Female

Beatrice

Thornely

Daughter
Female

Laura Roscoe

Thornely

Daughter
Female

Martha Grace

Thornely

Daughter
Male

James Lamport

Thornely

Son
Male

William

Thornely

Son
Female

Catherine L

Pike

Visitor
Female

Mary Ann

Mercer

Servant
Female

Jane

Thompson

Servant
Female

Margaret

Yewdale

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Thornely
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thornely

Head

Married

58

1823

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Laura

Thornely

Wife

Married

52

1829

Middlesex, England

Thomas

Thornely

Son

Single

26

1855

Lancashire, England

Beatrice

Thornely

Daughter

Single

23

1858

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Laura Roscoe

Thornely

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Great Crosby, Lancashire, England

Martha Grace

Thornely

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Great Crosby, Lancashire, England

James Lamport

Thornely

Son

Single

15

1866

Gateacre, Lancashire, England

William

Thornely

Son

Single

11

1870

Gateacre, Lancashire, England

Catherine L

Pike

Visitor

Single

22

1859

Wareham, Dorset, England

Mary Ann

Mercer

Servant

Single

35

1846

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Thompson

Servant

Single

27

1854

Staveley, Westmorland, England

Margaret

Yewdale

Servant

Single

18

1863

Lancashire, England

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