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Household of John Thornton (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haslingden, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thornton, born in 1839 in Colne, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Thornton, born in 1844 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas William (born 1862 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), Mary Elizth (born 1864 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), John (born 1872 in Accrington, Lancashire, England) and Clara (born 1876 in Accrington, Lancashire, England).


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John Thornton's household

Male

John

Thornton

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Thornton

Wife
Male

Thomas William

Thornton

Son
Female

Mary Elizth

Thornton

Daughter
Male

John

Thornton

Son
Female

Clara

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Colne, 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

42

1839

Colne, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Thornton

Wife

Married

37

1844

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Thomas William

Thornton

Son

Single

19

1862

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Mary Elizth

Thornton

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Accrington, Lancashire, England

John

Thornton

Son

Single

9

1872

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Clara

Thornton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Accrington, Lancashire, England

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