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Household of Joseph Thornton (born 1816, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Uxbridge, Middlesex, 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 Thornton and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thornton, born in 1816 in Essex, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thornton, born in 1827 in Hillingdon, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Joseph (born 1863 in Hillingdon, Middlesex, England) and Ellen Lucy (born 1871 in Hillingdon, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Alf Dyer, born in 1862 in Iver, Buckinghamshire, England.


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Joseph Thornton's household

Male

Joseph

Thornton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thornton

Wife
Male

Joseph

Thornton

Son
Female

Ellen Lucy

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Alf

Dyer

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Essex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thornton

Head

Married

65

1816

Essex, England

Elizabeth

Thornton

Wife

Married

54

1827

Hillingdon, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Thornton

Son

Single

18

1863

Hillingdon, Middlesex, England

Ellen Lucy

Thornton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hillingdon, Middlesex, England

Alf

Dyer

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Iver, Buckinghamshire, England

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