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Household of Joe Thornton (born 1851, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, 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 1851 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Joe was the head of the household, married to Eliza Thornton, born in 1857 in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Hannah E (born 1875 in Yorkshire, England) and Mary Emma (born 1881 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joe's Sister In Law, Mary (born 1862 in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England) and Joe's Sister In Law Daughter Niece, Frances (born 1881 in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England).


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Joe Thornton's household

Male

Joe

Thornton

Head
Female

Eliza

Thornton

Wife
Female

Hannah E

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Mary Emma

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Mary

Mellor

Sister In Law
Female

Frances

Mellor

Sister In Law Daughter Niece
First name(s) Joe
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
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

30

1851

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Thornton

Wife

Married

24

1857

Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

Hannah E

Thornton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Yorkshire, England

Mary Emma

Thornton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Mellor

Sister In Law

Single

19

1862

Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

Frances

Mellor

Sister In Law Daughter Niece

Single

0

1881

Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

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