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Household of James Thornhill (born 1822, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Thornhill and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thornhill, born in 1822 in Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Thornhill, born in 1839 in Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary E (born 1861 in Cheshire, England), Minnie M (born 1862 in Cheshire, England), Edwin (born 1866 in Cheshire, England), Annie (born 1875 in Cheshire, England) and Jessie (born 1877 in Cheshire, England).


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James Thornhill's household

Male

James

Thornhill

Head
Female

Mary

Thornhill

Wife
Female

Mary E

Thornhill

Daughter
Female

Minnie M

Thornhill

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Thornhill

Son
Female

Annie

Thornhill

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Thornhill

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Thornhill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thornhill

Head

Married

59

1822

Cheshire, England

Mary

Thornhill

Wife

Married

42

1839

Cheshire, England

Mary E

Thornhill

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Cheshire, England

Minnie M

Thornhill

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Cheshire, England

Edwin

Thornhill

Son

Single

15

1866

Cheshire, England

Annie

Thornhill

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Cheshire, England

Jessie

Thornhill

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Cheshire, England

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