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Household of John Thornton (born 1847, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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 12 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thornton, born in 1847 in Eccleston, Lancashire, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thornton, born in 1848 in Farrington, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Susannah (born 1873 in Hamilton, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1875 in Hambleton, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1878 in Hambleton, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1880 in Cockerham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Margaret (born 1859 in Forton, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Winny (born 1867 in Forton, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, John (born 1854 in Pilling, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Joseph (born 1857 in Pilling, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Thomas (born 1859 in Pilling, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, John (born 1862 in Pilling, Lancashire, England) and John's Servant, Mathew (born 1864 in Pilling, Lancashire, England).
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John Thornton's household
John
Thornton
Head
Elizabeth
Thornton
Wife
Susannah
Thornton
Daughter
Joseph
Thornton
Son
Richard
Thornton
Son
William
Thornton
Son
Margaret
Bilsborough
Servant
Winny
Bilsborough
Servant
John
Cross
Servant
Joseph
Till
Servant
Thomas
Charnley
Servant
John
Stirzaker
Servant
Mathew
Till
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Eccleston, Lancashire, England |
Household members (13 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Thornton | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Eccleston, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Thornton | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Farrington, Lancashire, England | |
Susannah | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Hamilton, Lancashire, England | |
Joseph | Thornton | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Hambleton, Lancashire, England | |
Richard | Thornton | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Hambleton, Lancashire, England | |
William | Thornton | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Cockerham, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Bilsborough | Servant | Single | 22 | 1859 | Forton, Lancashire, England | |
Winny | Bilsborough | Servant | Single | 14 | 1867 | Forton, Lancashire, England | |
John | Cross | Servant | Single | 27 | 1854 | Pilling, Lancashire, England | |
Joseph | Till | Servant | Single | 24 | 1857 | Pilling, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Charnley | Servant | Single | 22 | 1859 | Pilling, Lancashire, England | |
John | Stirzaker | Servant | Single | 19 | 1862 | Pilling, Lancashire, England | |
Mathew | Till | Servant | Single | 17 | 1864 | Pilling, Lancashire, England |
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