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Household of John Thornton (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thornton, born in 1834 in Bradford, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maria Thornton, born in 1840 in Swinton, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; James (born 1859 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1866 in Whittington, Derbyshire, England), Eliza (born 1868 in Whittington, Derbyshire, England), Annie (born 1871 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1874 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1876 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Charlotte Annie (born 1878 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and Walter (born 1881 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).


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John Thornton's household

Male

John

Thornton

Head
Female

Maria

Thornton

Wife
Male

James

Thornton

Son
Female

Emma

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Annie

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Alice

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thornton

Son
Female

Charlotte Annie

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Walter

Thornton

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thornton

Head

Married

47

1834

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Thornton

Wife

Married

41

1840

Swinton, Yorkshire, England

James

Thornton

Son

Single

22

1859

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Thornton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Whittington, Derbyshire, England

Eliza

Thornton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Whittington, Derbyshire, England

Annie

Thornton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Alice

Thornton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Robert

Thornton

Son

Single

5

1876

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Charlotte Annie

Thornton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Walter

Thornton

Son

Single

0

1881

Barrow, Lancashire, England

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