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Household of John Thornton (born 1845, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Pancras, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thornton, born in 1845 in Marylebone, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Thornton, born in 1844 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Ella (born 1866 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Minnie (born 1868 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Ernest (born 1871 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and John (born 1873 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Billie (born 1857 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), John's Boarder, Frank (born 1861 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) and John's Servant, Ann (born 1863 in Finsbury, Middlesex, England).


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John Thornton's household

Male

John

Thornton

Head
Female

Jane

Thornton

Wife
Female

Ella

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Thornton

Son
Male

John

Thornton

Son
Male

Billie

Woodward

Boarder
Male

Frank

Woodward

Boarder
Female

Ann

Wright

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thornton

Head

Married

36

1845

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Jane

Thornton

Wife

Married

37

1844

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Ella

Thornton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Minnie

Thornton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Ernest

Thornton

Son

Single

10

1871

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

John

Thornton

Son

Single

8

1873

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Billie

Woodward

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Frank

Woodward

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Ann

Wright

Servant

Single

18

1863

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

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