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Household of Joseph Thornton (born 1848, Middlesex)
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 Thornton and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thornton, born in 1848 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Thornton, born in 1847 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Mary E (born 1870 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), James (born 1873 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), William (born 1874 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and John (born 1879 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Richard Flannigan, born in 1821 in Ireland.
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Joseph Thornton's household
Joseph
Thornton
Head
Mary
Thornton
Wife
Mary E
Thornton
Daughter
James
Thornton
Son
William
Thornton
Son
John
Thornton
Son
Richard
Flannigan
Boarder
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 33 |
| Birth year | 1848 |
| Birth place | London, Middlesex, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Thornton | Head | Married | 33 | 1848 | London, Middlesex, England | |
Mary | Thornton | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Ireland | |
Mary E | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Macclesfield, Cheshire, England | |
James | Thornton | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Macclesfield, Cheshire, England | |
William | Thornton | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Macclesfield, Cheshire, England | |
John | Thornton | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Macclesfield, Cheshire, England | |
Richard | Flannigan | Boarder | Widower | 60 | 1821 | Ireland |
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