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Household of Joseph Thornton (born 1851, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tadcaster, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thornton, born in 1851 in Sherburn, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thornton, born in 1849 in Sherburn, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Annie (born 1874 in Sherburn, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1875 in Sherburn, Yorkshire, England) and Fred (born 1877 in Sherburn, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Thornton's household

Male

Joseph

Thornton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thornton

Wife
Female

Annie

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Fred

Thornton

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Sherburn, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thornton

Head

Married

30

1851

Sherburn, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Thornton

Wife

Married

32

1849

Sherburn, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Thornton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sherburn, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Thornton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sherburn, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Thornton

Son

Single

4

1877

Sherburn, Yorkshire, England

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