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Household of John Thornton (born 1834, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, 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 Thornton and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thornton, born in 1834 in Netton, Wiltshire, consisted of 3 members. John was the head of the household, married to Caroline Thornton, born in 1831 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England. They had 1 child; Eliza J, born 1861 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England.


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John Thornton's household

Male

John

Thornton

Head
Female

Caroline

Thornton

Wife
Female

Eliza J

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Netton, Wiltshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thornton

Head

Married

47

1834

Netton, Wiltshire, England

Caroline

Thornton

Wife

Married

50

1831

Amesbury, Wiltshire, England

Eliza J

Thornton

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Amesbury, Wiltshire, England

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