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Household of Joseph Thornley (born 1836, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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 Thornley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thornley, born in 1836 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Hannah Thornley, born in 1839 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; David (born 1864 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Sarah A (born 1869 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), James (born 1875 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and Mary H (born 1878 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).


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Joseph Thornley's household

Male

Joseph

Thornley

Head
Female

Hannah

Thornley

Wife
Male

David

Thornley

Son
Female

Sarah A

Thornley

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Thornley

Son
Male

James

Thornley

Son
Female

Mary H

Thornley

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thornley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thornley

Head

Married

45

1836

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Thornley

Wife

Married

42

1839

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

David

Thornley

Son

Married

17

1864

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Sarah A

Thornley

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Thornley

Son

Single

10

1871

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

James

Thornley

Son

Single

6

1875

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Mary H

Thornley

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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