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Household of James Thornton (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockton, Durham, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thornton, born in 1843 in Ramsbottom, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thornton, born in 1844 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Mary Ann, born 1866 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Nephew, Ernest Longley, born in 1879 in Stockton, Durham, England.


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James Thornton's household

Male

James

Thornton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thornton

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Longley

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thornton

Head

Married

38

1843

Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thornton

Wife

Married

37

1844

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Thornton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Longley

Nephew

Single

2

1879

Stockton, Durham, England

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