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Household of John Thomas Thornton (born 1856, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, 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.

John Thomas Thornton and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomas Thornton, born in 1856 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 3 members. John Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Thornton, born in 1855 in Catterall, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Martha, born 1880 in Higher Walton, Lancashire, England.


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John Thomas Thornton's household

Male

John Thomas

Thornton

Head
Female

Jane

Thornton

Wife
Female

Martha

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) John Thomas
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Thomas

Thornton

Head

Married

25

1856

Preston, Lancashire, England

Jane

Thornton

Wife

Married

26

1855

Catterall, Lancashire, England

Martha

Thornton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Higher Walton, Lancashire, England

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