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Household of John Thornley (born 1850, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thornley, born in 1850 in Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Thornley, born in 1853 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Annie (born 1876 in Cheshire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Cheshire, England) and John (born 1881 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Nephew, William Jackson, born in 1869 in Cheshire, England.


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John Thornley's household

Male

John

Thornley

Head
Female

Hannah

Thornley

Wife
Female

Annie

Thornley

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Thornley

Son
Male

John

Thornley

Son
Male

William

Jackson

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Thornley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thornley

Head

Married

31

1850

Cheshire, England

Hannah

Thornley

Wife

Married

28

1853

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Thornley

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Cheshire, England

Thomas

Thornley

Son

Single

3

1878

Cheshire, England

John

Thornley

Son

Single

0

1881

Cheshire, England

William

Jackson

Nephew

Single

12

1869

Cheshire, England

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