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Household of John Thornton (born 1858, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 Thornton and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thornton, born in 1858 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Thornton, born in 1858 in Ireland. They had 1 child; Susannah, born 1880 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother In Law, Michael (born 1859 in Ireland) and John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1860 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).


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John Thornton's household

Male

John

Thornton

Head
Female

Ann

Thornton

Wife
Female

Susannah

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Michael

Cain

Brother In Law
Male

Thomas

Ashworth

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thornton

Head

Married

23

1858

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Ann

Thornton

Wife

Married

23

1858

Ireland

Susannah

Thornton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Michael

Cain

Brother In Law

Single

22

1859

Ireland

Thomas

Ashworth

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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