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Household of James Thornton (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sculcoates, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thornton, born in 1837 in Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Thornton, born in 1841 in Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah (born 1863 in Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1864 in Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1866 in Yorkshire, England) and James (born 1868 in Yorkshire, England).


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James Thornton's household

Male

James

Thornton

Head
Female

Ann

Thornton

Wife
Female

Sarah

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Fred

Thornton

Son
Male

Thomas

Thornton

Son
Male

James

Thornton

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thornton

Head

Married

44

1837

Yorkshire, England

Ann

Thornton

Wife

Married

40

1841

Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Thornton

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Yorkshire, England

Fred

Thornton

Son

Single

17

1864

Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Thornton

Son

Single

15

1866

Yorkshire, England

James

Thornton

Son

Single

13

1868

Yorkshire, England

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