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Household of Joseph B Thornton (born 1838, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, Lancashire, 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.
Joseph B Thornton and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph B Thornton, born in 1838 in Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. Joseph B was the head of the household, married to Mary Thornton, born in 1843 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; William James, born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph B's Assistant, Fanny (born 1850 in Cumberland, England), Joseph B's Assistant, Louisa (born 1860 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Joseph B's Assistant, Sarah (born 1861 in Sherburn, Yorkshire, England), Joseph B's Apprentice, Henrietta R (born 1866 in Eastham, Cheshire, England), Joseph B's Servant, Laura (born 1861 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Joseph B's Servant, Laura (born 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Joseph B's Visitor, John (born 1849 in Eastham, Cheshire, England) and Joseph B's Visitor, Eleanor (born 1857 in London, Middlesex, England).
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Joseph B Thornton's household
Joseph B
Thornton
Head
Mary
Thornton
Wife
William James
Thornton
Son
Fanny
Allen
Assistant
Louisa
Richards
Assistant
Sarah
Watson
Assistant
Henrietta R
Miller
Apprentice
Laura
Smith
Servant
Laura
Corlett
Servant
John
Price
Visitor
Eleanor
Price
Visitor
| First name(s) | Joseph B |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Yorkshire, England |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph B | Thornton | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Yorkshire, England | |
Mary | Thornton | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Scarborough, Yorkshire, England | |
William James | Thornton | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
Fanny | Allen | Assistant | Single | 31 | 1850 | Cumberland, England | |
Louisa | Richards | Assistant | Single | 21 | 1860 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah | Watson | Assistant | Single | 20 | 1861 | Sherburn, Yorkshire, England | |
Henrietta R | Miller | Apprentice | Single | 15 | 1866 | Eastham, Cheshire, England | |
Laura | Smith | Servant | Single | 20 | 1861 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
Laura | Corlett | Servant | Single | 16 | 1865 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
John | Price | Visitor | Married | 32 | 1849 | Eastham, Cheshire, England | |
Eleanor | Price | Visitor | Married | 24 | 1857 | London, Middlesex, England |
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