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Household of James Thornton (born 1846, 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 Thornton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thornton, born in 1846 in Bradford, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Thornton, born in 1847 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Arthur J (born 1867 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1868 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Mary A (born 1870 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Martha E (born 1873 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Abraham (born 1878 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).


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James Thornton's household

Male

James

Thornton

Head
Female

Sarah A

Thornton

Wife
Male

Arthur J

England

Son
Male

Joseph

Thornton

Son
Female

Mary A

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Martha E

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Thornton

Son
Male

Abraham

Thornton

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thornton

Head

Married

35

1846

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Thornton

Wife

Married

34

1847

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Arthur J

England

Son

Single

14

1867

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Thornton

Son

Single

13

1868

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Thornton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Martha E

Thornton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Thornton

Son

Single

5

1876

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Abraham

Thornton

Son

Single

3

1878

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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