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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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thornton, born in 1846 in Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Thornton, born in 1847 in Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Hannah (born 1866 in Yorkshire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1868 in Yorkshire, England), Robert (born 1878 in Yorkshire, England) and Fred (born 1880 in Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Thornton's household

Male

Joseph

Thornton

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Thornton

Wife
Female

Hannah

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Mary Ellen

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thornton

Son
Male

Fred

Thornton

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

35

1846

Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Thornton

Wife

Married

34

1847

Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Thornton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Yorkshire, England

Mary Ellen

Thornton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Yorkshire, England

Robert

Thornton

Son

Single

3

1878

Yorkshire, England

Fred

Thornton

Son

Single

1

1880

Yorkshire, England

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