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Household of Joseph Thornley (born 1844, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thornley, born in 1844 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Emma Thornley, born in 1847 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Fanny (born 1868 in Broughton, Lancashire, England), Nelly (born 1872 in Broughton, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1874 in Broughton, Lancashire, England), Emily Ann (born 1877 in Broughton, Lancashire, England) and Gertrude (born 1880 in Broughton, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Thornley's household

Male

Joseph

Thornley

Head
Female

Emma

Thornley

Wife
Female

Fanny

Thornley

Daughter
Female

Nelly

Thornley

Daughter
Female

Ada

Thornley

Daughter
Female

Emily Ann

Thornley

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Thornley

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thornley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Salford, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thornley

Head

Married

37

1844

Salford, Lancashire, England

Emma

Thornley

Wife

Married

34

1847

Salford, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Thornley

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Broughton, Lancashire, England

Nelly

Thornley

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Broughton, Lancashire, England

Ada

Thornley

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Broughton, Lancashire, England

Emily Ann

Thornley

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Broughton, Lancashire, England

Gertrude

Thornley

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Broughton, Lancashire, England

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