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Household of Joseph Thornton (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thornton, born in 1852 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Anne Thornton, born in 1856 in Waterford, Waterford, Ireland. They had 1 child; Anne, born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Brother, John Thornton, born in 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Thornton's household

Male

Joseph

Thornton

Head
Female

Anne

Thornton

Wife
Female

Anne

Thornton

Daughter
Male

John

Thornton

Brother
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thornton

Head

Married

29

1852

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Anne

Thornton

Wife

Married

25

1856

Waterford, Waterford, Ireland

Anne

Thornton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Thornton

Brother

Single

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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