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Household of John Thornley (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 1837 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Thornley, born in 1836 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John W (born 1861 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1863 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Benjamin (born 1866 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Clara Jane (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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John Thornley's household

Male

John

Thornley

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Thornley

Wife
Male

John W

Thornley

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thornley

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Thornley

Son
Female

Clara Jane

Thornley

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Thornley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thornley

Head

Married

44

1837

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Thornley

Wife

Married

45

1836

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John W

Thornley

Son

Single

20

1861

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thornley

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Thornley

Son

Single

15

1866

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Clara Jane

Thornley

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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