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Household of John Thornton (born 1829, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 1829 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Thornton, born in 1832 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Agnes (born 1861 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland), James (born 1865 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Archibald (born 1873 in Inkerman, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Thornton's household

Male

John

Thornton

Head
Female

Mary

Thornton

Wife
Female

Agnes

Thornton

Daughter
Male

James

Thornton

Son
Male

Archibald

Thornton

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thornton

Head

Married

52

1829

Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thornton

Wife

Married

49

1832

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes

Thornton

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Thornton

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Archibald

Thornton

Son

-

8

1873

Inkerman, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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