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Household of Joseph Thornhill (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 Thornhill and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thornhill, born in 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Thornhill, born in 1854 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary A (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Susanniah (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Maria (born 1878 in Beswick, Lancashire, England) and George W (born 1881 in Bradford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, Richard Crossley, born in 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Thornhill's household

Male

Joseph

Thornhill

Head
Female

Sarah A

Thornhill

Wife
Female

Mary A

Thornhill

Daughter
Female

Susanniah

Thornhill

Daughter
Female

Maria

Thornhill

Daughter
Male

George W

Thornhill

Son
Male

Richard

Crossley

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thornhill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thornhill

Head

Married

30

1851

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Thornhill

Wife

Married

27

1854

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Thornhill

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Susanniah

Thornhill

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Maria

Thornhill

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Beswick, Lancashire, England

George W

Thornhill

Son

Single

0

1881

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Richard

Crossley

Lodger

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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