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Household of John Thornton (born 1846, Durham)

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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thornton, born in 1846 in Bradford, Durham, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Thornton, born in 1847 in Wakefield, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Walter (born 1864 in Bradford, Durham, England), Minnie (born 1869 in Bradford, Durham, England) and Sarah (born 1881 in Bradford, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Sarah Gadfellow, born in 1848 in Bradford, Durham, England.


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John Thornton's household

Male

John

Thornton

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Thornton

Wife
Male

Walter

Thornton

Son
Male

Minnie

Thornton

Son
Female

Sarah

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Gadfellow

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Bradford, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thornton

Head

Married

35

1846

Bradford, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Thornton

Wife

Married

34

1847

Wakefield, Durham, England

Walter

Thornton

Son

Single

17

1864

Bradford, Durham, England

Minnie

Thornton

Son

Single

12

1869

Bradford, Durham, England

Sarah

Thornton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bradford, Durham, England

Sarah

Gadfellow

Visitor

Married

33

1848

Bradford, Durham, England

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