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Household of John Thorton (born 1817, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, 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 Thorton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thorton, born in 1817 in Tarporley, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thorton, born in 1817 in Bunbury, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; Cathe, born 1852 in Bunbury, Cheshire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Walter (born 1877 in Goldenhill, Staffordshire, England) and Minnie (born 1879 in Goldenhill, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, Joseph Reece, born in 1852 in Bromley, Staffordshire, England.


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John Thorton's household

Male

John

Thorton

Head
Female

Margaret

Thorton

Wife
Male

Joseph

Reece

Son In Law
Female

Cathe

Reece

Daughter
Male

Walter

Reece

Grand Son
Female

Minnie

Reece

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Thorton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Tarporley, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thorton

Head

Married

64

1817

Tarporley, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Thorton

Wife

Married

64

1817

Bunbury, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Reece

Son In Law

Married

29

1852

Bromley, Staffordshire, England

Cathe

Reece

Daughter

Married

29

1852

Bunbury, Cheshire, England

Walter

Reece

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Goldenhill, Staffordshire, England

Minnie

Reece

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Goldenhill, Staffordshire, England

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