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Household of James Thornton (born 1811, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunoon & Kilmun, Argyllshire, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thornton, born in 1811 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 3 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Thornton, born in 1816 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Grandson, Andrew McLachlan, born in 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Thornton's household

Male

James

Thornton

Head
Female

Mary

Thornton

Wife
Male

Andrew

McLachlan

Grandson
First name(s) James
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thornton

Head

Married

70

1811

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thornton

Wife

Married

65

1816

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Andrew

McLachlan

Grandson

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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