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Household of John Thornton (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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 Tong, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thornton, born in 1836 in Tong, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Iredith (born 1856 in Tong, Yorkshire, England), Edmund (born 1864 in Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1868 in Yorkshire, England), Waterhouse (born 1871 in Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1873 in Yorkshire, England) and Phoebe (born 1876 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, Edward Thornton, born in 1853 in Yorkshire, England.


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John Thornton's household

Male

John

Thornton

Head
Female

Sarah

Thornton

Wife
Female

Iredith

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Edward

Thornton

Son In Law
Male

Edmund

Thornton

Son
Female

Mary

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Waterhouse

Thornton

Son
Male

Joseph

Thornton

Son
Female

Phoebe

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Tong, 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

Tong, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Thornton

Wife

Married

45

1836

Tong, Yorkshire, England

Iredith

Thornton

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Tong, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Thornton

Son In Law

Married

28

1853

Yorkshire, England

Edmund

Thornton

Son

Single

17

1864

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Thornton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Yorkshire, England

Waterhouse

Thornton

Son

Single

10

1871

Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Thornton

Son

Single

8

1873

Yorkshire, England

Phoebe

Thornton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Yorkshire, England

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