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Household of Joseph Thornton (born 1846, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thornton, born in 1846 in Slingsby, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thornton, born in 1845 in Brawby, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Alice J (born 1869 in Slingsby, Yorkshire, England), Richard (born 1870 in Salton, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1876 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Tom (born 1879 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Harry (born 1881 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Thornton's household

Male

Joseph

Thornton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thornton

Wife
Female

Alice J

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Richard

Thornton

Son
Female

Mary

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Tom

Thornton

Son
Male

Harry

Thornton

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Slingsby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thornton

Head

Married

35

1846

Slingsby, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Thornton

Wife

Married

36

1845

Brawby, Yorkshire, England

Alice J

Thornton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Slingsby, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Thornton

Son

Single

11

1870

Salton, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Thornton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Thornton

Son

Single

2

1879

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Thornton

Son

Single

0

1881

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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