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Household of James Thornton (born 1817, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
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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 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thornton, born in 1817 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thornton, born in 1838 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 8 children; Peter (born 1861 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Jane (born 1865 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Robert (born 1867 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1869 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Thomas (born 1871 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1876 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Margaret (born 1878 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Jane (born 1862 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Annie (born 1866 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
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James Thornton's household
James
Thornton
Head
Elizabeth
Thornton
Wife
Peter
Thornton
Son
Jane
Thornton
Daughter
Robert
Thornton
Son
James
Thornton
Son
Thomas
Thornton
Son
Mary
Thornton
Daughter
William
Thornton
Son
Margaret
Thornton
Daughter
Jane
Perrie
Servant
Annie
Thomson
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 64 |
| Birth year | 1817 |
| Birth place | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Thornton | Head | Married | 64 | 1817 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Thornton | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Peter | Thornton | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Jane | Thornton | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Robert | Thornton | Son | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
James | Thornton | Son | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Thomas | Thornton | Son | Unmarried | 10 | 1871 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Mary | Thornton | Daughter | Unmarried | 9 | 1872 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
William | Thornton | Son | Unmarried | 5 | 1876 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Margaret | Thornton | Daughter | Unmarried | 3 | 1878 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Jane | Perrie | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Annie | Thomson | Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
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