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Household of Joe Thornton (born 1838, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wharfedale, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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.
Joe Thornton and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joe Thornton, born in 1838 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Joe was the head of the household, married to Mary Thornton, born in 1839 in Ilkley, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Martha A (born 1875 in Ilkley, Yorkshire, England), Mary E (born 1878 in Ilkley, Yorkshire, England) and Mary A (born 1880 in Ilkley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joe's Nurse Child, John Townson, born in 1881 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England.
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Joe Thornton's household
Joe
Thornton
Head
Mary
Thornton
Wife
Martha A
Thornton
Daughter
Mary E
Thornton
Daughter
Mary A
Thornton
Daughter
John
Townson
Nurse Child
| First name(s) | Joe |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe | Thornton | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary | Thornton | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Ilkley, Yorkshire, England | |
Martha A | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Ilkley, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary E | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Ilkley, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary A | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Ilkley, Yorkshire, England | |
John | Townson | Nurse Child | Single | 0 | 1881 | Shipley, Yorkshire, England |
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