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Household of Joseph Thornton (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Thornton and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thornton, born in 1833 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 3 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane Thornton, born in 1831 in Bradshaw, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; John, born 1867 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Thornton's household

Male

Joseph

Thornton

Head
Female

Jane

Thornton

Wife
Male

John

Thornton

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thornton

Head

Married

48

1833

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Thornton

Wife

Married

50

1831

Bradshaw, Lancashire, England

John

Thornton

Son

Single

14

1867

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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