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Household of John Thornton (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keighley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thornton, born in 1835 in Bingley, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Thornton, born in 1835 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Asquith (born 1859 in Bingley, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1864 in Bingley, Yorkshire, England), Sarah J (born 1865 in Bingley, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1868 in Bingley, Yorkshire, England), Maria (born 1870 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England), Andrew (born 1872 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England) and Tom (born 1875 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England).


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John Thornton's household

Male

John

Thornton

Head
Female

Mary

Thornton

Wife
Male

Asquith

Thornton

Son
Male

Fred

Thornton

Son
Female

Sarah J

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Emma

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Maria

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Thornton

Son
Male

Tom

Thornton

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Bingley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thornton

Head

Married

46

1835

Bingley, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Thornton

Wife

Married

46

1835

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Asquith

Thornton

Son

Single

22

1859

Bingley, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Thornton

Son

Single

17

1864

Bingley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah J

Thornton

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Bingley, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Thornton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bingley, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Thornton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Andrew

Thornton

Son

Single

9

1872

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Thornton

Son

Single

6

1875

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

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