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Household of John Thornton (born 1834, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carriden, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thornton, born in 1834 in Carriden, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Thornton, born in 1837 in Carriden, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Thomas R (born 1862 in Carriden, Midlothian, Scotland), Alice Easton (born 1866 in Carriden, Midlothian, Scotland), Joanna (born 1870 in Carriden, Midlothian, Scotland), Violet Bell (born 1873 in Carriden, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane B (born 1876 in Carriden, Midlothian, Scotland) and Annie B (born 1878 in Carriden, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Thornton's household

Male

John

Thornton

Head
Female

Jane

Thornton

Wife
Male

Thomas R

Thornton

Son
Female

Alice Easton

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Joanna

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Violet Bell

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Jane B

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Annie B

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Carriden, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thornton

Head

Married

47

1834

Carriden, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Thornton

Wife

Married

44

1837

Carriden, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas R

Thornton

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Carriden, Midlothian, Scotland

Alice Easton

Thornton

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Carriden, Midlothian, Scotland

Joanna

Thornton

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Carriden, Midlothian, Scotland

Violet Bell

Thornton

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Carriden, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane B

Thornton

Daughter

-

5

1876

Carriden, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie B

Thornton

Daughter

-

3

1878

Carriden, Midlothian, Scotland

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