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Household of Joseph Thornton (born 1819, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thornton, born in 1819 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thornton, born in 1831 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger Head, Richard (born 1842 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Joseph's Lodger, Jane (born 1840 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Lodger, Samuel (born 1870 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
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Joseph Thornton's household
Joseph
Thornton
Head
Elizabeth
Thornton
Wife
Richard
Parkinson
Lodger Head
Jane
Parkinson
Lodger
Samuel
Wright
Lodger
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 62 |
| Birth year | 1819 |
| Birth place | Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Thornton | Head | Married | 62 | 1819 | Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Thornton | Wife | Married | 50 | 1831 | Barnsley, Yorkshire, England | |
Richard | Parkinson | Lodger Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Preston, Lancashire, England | |
Jane | Parkinson | Lodger | Married | 41 | 1840 | Preston, Lancashire, England | |
Samuel | Wright | Lodger | Married | 11 | 1870 | Preston, Lancashire, England |
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