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Household of James Thornton (born 1844, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thornton, born in 1844 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Thornton, born in 1853 in Ashton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth Ann (born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1876 in Durham, England), Jane Ellen (born 1879 in Wheatley Hill, Durham, England) and Mary (born 1881 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Francis (born 1831 in Wales) and James's Boarder, Edward (born 1844 in Devon, England).
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James Thornton's household
James
Thornton
Head
Mary
Thornton
Wife
Elizabeth Ann
Thornton
Daughter
Joseph
Thornton
Son
Jane Ellen
Thornton
Daughter
Mary
Thornton
Daughter
Francis
Moss
Boarder
Edward
Revetes
Boarder
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Wigan, Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Thornton | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Thornton | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Ashton, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth Ann | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
Joseph | Thornton | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Durham, England | |
Jane Ellen | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Wheatley Hill, Durham, England | |
Mary | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England | |
Francis | Moss | Boarder | Married | 50 | 1831 | Wales | |
Edward | Revetes | Boarder | - | 37 | 1844 | Devon, England |
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