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Household of John Thornton (born 1833, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thornton, born in 1833 in Darlington, Durham, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Thornton, born in 1841 in Hudswell, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Rachel (born 1863 in Darlington, Durham, England), Dorothy A (born 1864 in Darlington, Durham, England), Emma (born 1866 in Darlington, Durham, England), Gabriel (born 1870 in Darlington, Durham, England), Sarah E (born 1872 in Darlington, Durham, England), John T (born 1874 in Darlington, Durham, England), Arthur (born 1876 in Darlington, Durham, England) and William A (born 1879 in Haughton, Durham, England).
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John Thornton's household
John
Thornton
Head
Ann
Thornton
Wife
Rachel
Thornton
Daughter
Dorothy A
Thornton
Daughter
Emma
Thornton
Daughter
Gabriel
Thornton
Son
Sarah E
Thornton
Daughter
John T
Thornton
Son
Arthur
Thornton
Son
William A
Thornton
Son
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Darlington, Durham, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Thornton | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Darlington, Durham, England | |
Ann | Thornton | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Hudswell, Yorkshire, England | |
Rachel | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 18 | 1863 | Darlington, Durham, England | |
Dorothy A | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Darlington, Durham, England | |
Emma | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Darlington, Durham, England | |
Gabriel | Thornton | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Darlington, Durham, England | |
Sarah E | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Darlington, Durham, England | |
John T | Thornton | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Darlington, Durham, England | |
Arthur | Thornton | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Darlington, Durham, England | |
William A | Thornton | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Haughton, Durham, England |
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