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Household of John Thornton (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thornton, born in 1841 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha E Thornton, born in 1844 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Annie (born 1867 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1869 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Robert (born 1871 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Samuel (born 1872 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1876 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1877 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and John (born 1880 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Cousin, Harriet (born 1842 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), John's Brother In Law, William J (born 1857 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Ann (born 1851 in Ireland).


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John Thornton's household

Male

John

Thornton

Head
Female

Martha E

Thornton

Wife
Female

Annie

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thornton

Son
Male

Samuel

Thornton

Son
Male

Thomas

Thornton

Son
Male

William

Thornton

Son
Female

Sarah

Thornton

Daughter
Male

John

Thornton

Son
Female

Harriet

Paul

Cousin
Male

William J

Musgrove

Brother In Law
Female

Ann

Cunningham

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

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thornton

Head

Married

40

1841

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Martha E

Thornton

Wife

Married

37

1844

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Thornton

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Thornton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Thornton

Son

Single

10

1871

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Thornton

Son

Single

9

1872

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Thornton

Son

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William

Thornton

Son

Single

5

1876

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Thornton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John

Thornton

Son

Single

1

1880

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Paul

Cousin

Single

39

1842

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William J

Musgrove

Brother In Law

Married

24

1857

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Cunningham

Servant

Single

30

1851

Ireland

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