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Household of Joseph Thornton (born 1853, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Doncaster, 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 1853 in Balby, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Annie E Thornton, born in 1856 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Priestley E (born 1875 in Carcroft, Yorkshire, England), Winifred A (born 1877 in Carcroft, Yorkshire, England) and Beatrice A (born 1880 in Carcroft, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Cousin, Mary E Otley, born in 1865 in Carcroft, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Thornton's household

Male

Joseph

Thornton

Head
Female

Annie E

Thornton

Wife
Male

Priestley E

Thornton

Son
Female

Winifred A

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Beatrice A

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Otley

Cousin
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Balby, 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

28

1853

Balby, Yorkshire, England

Annie E

Thornton

Wife

Married

25

1856

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Priestley E

Thornton

Son

Single

6

1875

Carcroft, Yorkshire, England

Winifred A

Thornton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Carcroft, Yorkshire, England

Beatrice A

Thornton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Carcroft, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Otley

Cousin

Single

16

1865

Carcroft, Yorkshire, England

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