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Household of John Thornton (born 1848, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thornton, born in 1848 in Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Thornton, born in 1849 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Annie (born 1871 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1873 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), Sarah E (born 1877 in Yorkshire, England), John W (born 1875 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1879 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth A (born 1880 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, John (born 1829 in Antrim, Ireland) and John's Lodger, Catherine (born 1828 in Offaly (King's), Ireland).


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John Thornton's household

Male

John

Thornton

Head
Female

Hannah

Thornton

Wife
Female

Annie

Thornton

Daughter
Male

James

Thornton

Son
Female

Sarah E

Thornton

Daughter
Male

John W

Thornton

Son
Female

Emily

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Thornton

Daughter
Male

John

Mc Weeney

Lodger
Female

Catherine

Mc Weeney

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place 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

33

1848

Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Thornton

Wife

Married

32

1849

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Thornton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

James

Thornton

Son

Single

8

1873

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Thornton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Yorkshire, England

John W

Thornton

Son

Single

6

1875

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Thornton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth A

Thornton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

John

Mc Weeney

Lodger

Married

52

1829

Antrim, Ireland

Catherine

Mc Weeney

Lodger

Married

53

1828

Offaly (King's), Ireland

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