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Household of John Thornley (born 1848, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Thornley and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thornley, born in 1848 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thornley, born in 1849 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1871 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Tom (born 1872 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Percy (born 1874 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Herbert (born 1876 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Oscar (born 1880 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Bleakley, born in 1805 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.
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John Thornley's household
John
Thornley
Head
Elizabeth
Thornley
Wife
James
Thornley
Son
Tom
Thornley
Son
Percy
Thornley
Son
Herbert
Thornley
Son
Oscar
Thornley
Son
Elizabeth
Bleakley
Mother In Law
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Thornley |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 33 |
| Birth year | 1848 |
| Birth place | Bolton, Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Thornley | Head | Married | 33 | 1848 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Thornley | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
James | Thornley | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
Tom | Thornley | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
Percy | Thornley | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
Herbert | Thornley | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
Oscar | Thornley | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Bleakley | Mother In Law | Widow | 76 | 1805 | Bolton, Lancashire, England |
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