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Household of John Thornton (born 1840, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thornton, born in 1840 in Bradford, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Thornton, born in 1841 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Smith (born 1866 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Lucy (born 1868 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Clara (born 1874 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).


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John Thornton's household

Male

John

Thornton

Head
Female

Mary

Thornton

Wife
Male

Smith

Thornton

Son
Female

Lucy

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Clara

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thornton

Head

Married

41

1840

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Thornton

Wife

Married

40

1841

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Smith

Thornton

Son

Single

15

1866

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Thornton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Thornton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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