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Household of Joseph Thornton (born 1838, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Saddleworth, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thornton, born in 1838 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary E Thornton, born in 1841 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Edith (born 1864 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Frances L (born 1866 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Thomas H (born 1871 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Herbert (born 1873 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Wilfred (born 1877 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England) and Joe W (born 1879 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Aunt, Lydia Bradley, born in 1815 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England.
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Joseph Thornton's household
Joseph
Thornton
Head
Mary E
Thornton
Wife
Edith
Thornton
Daughter
Frances L
Thornton
Daughter
Thomas H
Thornton
Son
Herbert
Thornton
Son
Wilfred
Thornton
Son
Joe W
Thornton
Son
Lydia
Bradley
Aunt
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Thornton | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary E | Thornton | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England | |
Edith | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England | |
Frances L | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England | |
Thomas H | Thornton | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England | |
Herbert | Thornton | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England | |
Wilfred | Thornton | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England | |
Joe W | Thornton | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England | |
Lydia | Bradley | Aunt | Single | 66 | 1815 | Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England |
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