Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Thornton (born 1851, Buckinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lambeth, London,Surrey, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thornton, born in 1851 in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, consisted of 3 members. John was the head of the household, married to Charles Roes, born in 1864 in Sydenham, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Charles (born 1864 in Sydenham, Kent, England) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1857 in Sydenham, Kent, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Thornton's household

Male

John

Thornton

Head
Male

Charles

Roes

Servant
Female

Mary

Pearce

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thornton

Head

Married

30

1851

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

Charles

Roes

Servant

Single

17

1864

Sydenham, Kent, England

Mary

Pearce

Servant

Single

24

1857

Sydenham, Kent, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Thornton in Lambeth in 1881, and follow the Thornton family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Thornton

We’ve found John Thornton in 334 family trees. Find out more about John Thornton's household and view the Thornton family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census