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Household of John Thornton (born 1841, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thornton, born in 1841 in Shipley, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Thornton, born in 1843 in Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; James H (born 1863 in Yorkshire, England), Clara (born 1864 in Yorkshire, England), Lilly (born 1865 in Yorkshire, England), Albert (born 1867 in Yorkshire, England) and Davison (born 1870 in Yorkshire, England).


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John Thornton's household

Male

John

Thornton

Head
Female

Hannah

Thornton

Wife
Male

James H

Thornton

Son
Female

Clara

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Lilly

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Albert

Thornton

Son
Male

Davison

Thornton

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Shipley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thornton

Head

Married

40

1841

Shipley, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Thornton

Wife

Married

38

1843

Yorkshire, England

James H

Thornton

Son

Single

18

1863

Yorkshire, England

Clara

Thornton

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Yorkshire, England

Lilly

Thornton

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Yorkshire, England

Albert

Thornton

Son

Single

14

1867

Yorkshire, England

Davison

Thornton

Son

Single

11

1870

Yorkshire, England

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