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Household of John Thornton (born 1815, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, 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 1815 in Darlington, Durham, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Thornton, born in 1814 in Darlington, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, William (born 1847 in Stockton, Durham, England), John's Servant, John (born 1865 in Yorkshire, England), John's Visitor, John (born 1851 in Scotland), John's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1853 in Durham, England) and John's Visitor, John T (born 1879 in Durham, England).


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John Thornton's household

Male

John

Thornton

Head
Female

Jane

Thornton

Wife
Male

William

Thornton

Nephew
Male

John

Smith

Servant
Male

John

Campbell

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Campbell

Visitor
Male

John T

Campbell

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Darlington, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thornton

Head

Married

66

1815

Darlington, Durham, England

Jane

Thornton

Wife

Married

67

1814

Darlington, Durham, England

William

Thornton

Nephew

Single

34

1847

Stockton, Durham, England

John

Smith

Servant

Single

16

1865

Yorkshire, England

John

Campbell

Visitor

Married

30

1851

Scotland

Elizabeth

Campbell

Visitor

Married

28

1853

Durham, England

John T

Campbell

Visitor

Single

2

1879

Durham, England

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