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Household of James Thornley (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 Thornley and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thornley, born in 1829 in Middleton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thornley, born in 1833 in Middleton, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Harriet (born 1856 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1859 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1860 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1863 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1865 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), Frank (born 1867 in Middleton, Lancashire, England) and Amelia (born 1872 in Middleton, Lancashire, England).


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James Thornley's household

Male

James

Thornley

Head
Female

Sarah

Thornley

Wife
Female

Harriet

Thornley

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Thornley

Son
Female

Alice

Thornley

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Thornley

Son
Male

Alfred

Thornley

Son
Male

Frank

Thornley

Son
Female

Amelia

Thornley

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Thornley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Middleton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thornley

Head

Married

52

1829

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Thornley

Wife

Married

48

1833

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Thornley

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Thornley

Son

Single

22

1859

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Thornley

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Thornley

Son

Single

18

1863

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Thornley

Son

Single

16

1865

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Frank

Thornley

Son

Single

14

1867

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Amelia

Thornley

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Middleton, Lancashire, England

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