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Household of Joseph Thornton (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 1839 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thornton, born in 1843 in South Kirkby, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Julia (born 1866 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1866 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1870 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Florence (born 1875 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Ernest (born 1880 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Thornton's household

Male

Joseph

Thornton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thornton

Wife
Female

Julia

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Annie

Thornton

Daughter
Male

John

Thornton

Son
Female

Florence

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Thornton

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Dewsbury, 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

42

1839

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Thornton

Wife

Married

38

1843

South Kirkby, Yorkshire, England

Julia

Thornton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Thornton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

John

Thornton

Son

Single

11

1870

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Thornton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Thornton

Son

Single

1

1880

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

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