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Household of Joseph Thornton (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thornton, born in 1849 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thornton, born in 1851 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary Elisabeth (born 1871 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1873 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1875 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England) and Emma (born 1879 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Thornton's household

Male

Joseph

Thornton

Head
Female

Sarah

Thornton

Wife
Female

Mary Elisabeth

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Ada

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Walter

Thornton

Son
Female

Emma

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thornton

Head

Married

32

1849

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Thornton

Wife

Married

30

1851

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Mary Elisabeth

Thornton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Thornton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Thornton

Son

Single

6

1875

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Thornton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

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