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Household of Joseph Thornton (born 1836, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thornton, born in 1836 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Alice Thornton, born in 1834 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1862 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Susan (born 1865 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Cryer (born 1868 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1874 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1877 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
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Joseph Thornton's household
Joseph
Thornton
Head
Alice
Thornton
Wife
Elizabeth
Thornton
Daughter
Susan
Thornton
Daughter
Cryer
Thornton
Son
Margaret
Thornton
Daughter
Alice
Thornton
Daughter
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | Burnley, Lancashire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Thornton | Head | Married | 45 | 1836 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
Alice | Thornton | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
Susan | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 16 | 1865 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
Cryer | Thornton | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
Alice | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Burnley, Lancashire, England |
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