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Household of John Thornber (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 Thornber and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thornber, born in 1842 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Thornber, born in 1843 in Brierfield, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Susannah (born 1862 in Brierfield, Lancashire, England), Albert E (born 1864 in Brierfield, Lancashire, England), Sarah J (born 1866 in Brierfield, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1869 in Brierfield, Lancashire, England), Ernest (born 1871 in Brierfield, Lancashire, England), Betty (born 1874 in Brierfield, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1878 in Brierfield, Lancashire, England).


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John Thornber's household

Male

John

Thornber

Head
Female

Mary A

Thornber

Wife
Female

Susannah

Thornber

Daughter
Male

Albert E

Thornber

Son
Female

Sarah J

Thornber

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thornber

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Thornber

Son
Female

Betty

Thornber

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Thornber

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Thornber
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thornber

Head

Married

39

1842

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Thornber

Wife

Married

38

1843

Brierfield, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Thornber

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Brierfield, Lancashire, England

Albert E

Thornber

Son

Single

17

1864

Brierfield, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Thornber

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Brierfield, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thornber

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Brierfield, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Thornber

Son

Single

10

1871

Brierfield, Lancashire, England

Betty

Thornber

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Brierfield, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Thornber

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Brierfield, Lancashire, England

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