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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

Male

John

Thornton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thornton

Wife
Female

Susannah

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Thornton

Son
Male

Richard

Thornton

Son
Male

William

Thornton

Son
Female

Margaret

Bilsborough

Servant
Female

Winny

Bilsborough

Servant
Male

John

Cross

Servant
Male

Joseph

Till

Servant
Male

Thomas

Charnley

Servant
Male

John

Stirzaker

Servant
Male

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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