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Household of James Thornton (born 1838, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 Thornton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thornton, born in 1838 in Greenwich, Kent, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Thornton, born in 1842 in Greenwich, Kent, England. They had 8 children; Rose (born 1862 in Greenwich, Kent, England), James (born 1864 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Richard (born 1866 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Kate (born 1868 in Greenwich, Kent, England), George (born 1874 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Edward (born 1876 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and William (born 1878 in Greenwich, Kent, England).


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James Thornton's household

Male

James

Thornton

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Thornton

Wife
Female

Rose

Thornton

Daughter
Male

James

Thornton

Son
Male

Richard

Thornton

Son
Male

Thomas

Thornton

Son
Female

Kate

Thornton

Daughter
Male

George

Thornton

Son
Male

Edward

Thornton

Son
Male

William

Thornton

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Greenwich, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thornton

Head

Married

43

1838

Greenwich, Kent, England

Mary Ann

Thornton

Wife

Married

39

1842

Greenwich, Kent, England

Rose

Thornton

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Greenwich, Kent, England

James

Thornton

Son

Single

17

1864

Greenwich, Kent, England

Richard

Thornton

Son

Single

15

1866

Greenwich, Kent, England

Thomas

Thornton

Son

Single

10

1871

Woolwich, Kent, England

Kate

Thornton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Greenwich, Kent, England

George

Thornton

Son

Single

7

1874

Woolwich, Kent, England

Edward

Thornton

Son

Single

5

1876

Greenwich, Kent, England

William

Thornton

Son

Single

3

1878

Greenwich, Kent, England

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