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Household of John Thornton (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Warrington, Lancashire,Cheshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thornton, born in 1835 in Warrington, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Thornton, born in 1838 in Warrington, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Luke (born 1867 in Warrington, Lancashire, England), James (born 1869 in Warrington, Lancashire, England), Harriet (born 1873 in Warrington, Lancashire, England) and Mark (born 1876 in Warrington, Lancashire, England).


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John Thornton's household

Male

John

Thornton

Head
Female

Eliza

Thornton

Wife
Male

Luke

Thornton

Son
Male

James

Thornton

Son
Female

Harriet

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Mark

Thornton

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Warrington, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thornton

Head

Married

46

1835

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Thornton

Wife

Married

43

1838

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Luke

Thornton

Son

Single

14

1867

Warrington, Lancashire, England

James

Thornton

Son

Single

12

1869

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Thornton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Mark

Thornton

Son

Single

5

1876

Warrington, Lancashire, England

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