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Household of John Thornhill (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mile End Old Town, London,Middlesex, 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 Thornhill and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thornhill, born in 1833 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thornhill, born in 1832 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Mary A (born 1859 in City of London, Middlesex, England), John (born 1863 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Rebecca (born 1871 in City of London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Joseph (born 1858 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and John's Lodger, Frederick (born 1863 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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John Thornhill's household

Male

John

Thornhill

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thornhill

Wife
Female

Mary A

Thornhill

Daughter
Male

John

Thornhill

Son
Female

Rebecca

Thornhill

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Pignabelle

Lodger
Male

Frederick

Pignabelle

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Thornhill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thornhill

Head

Married

48

1833

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thornhill

Wife

Married

49

1832

City of London, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Thornhill

Daughter

Single

22

1859

City of London, Middlesex, England

John

Thornhill

Son

Single

18

1863

City of London, Middlesex, England

Rebecca

Thornhill

Daughter

Single

10

1871

City of London, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Pignabelle

Lodger

Single

23

1858

City of London, Middlesex, England

Frederick

Pignabelle

Lodger

Single

18

1863

City of London, Middlesex, England

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