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Household of John Thornton (born 1856)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thornton, born in 1856 in , consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Thornton, born in 1857 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1878 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1880 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother-In-Law, John Steel, born in 1854 in Ireland.


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John Thornton's household

Male

John

Thornton

Head
Female

Jane

Thornton

Wife
Male

William

Thornton

Son
Female

Jane

Thornton

Daughter
Male

John

Steel

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thornton

Head

Married

25

1856

Ireland

Jane

Thornton

Wife

Married

24

1857

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Thornton

Son

-

3

1878

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Thornton

Daughter

-

1

1880

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Steel

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

27

1854

Ireland

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