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Household of Joseph Thornton (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitby, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thornton, born in 1843 in Grosmont, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Thornton, born in 1847 in Mickleby, Yorkshire, England. They had 10 children; Fred N (born 1867 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England), Thomas W (born 1868 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England), Martha A (born 1869 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England), Francis J (born 1871 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England), Edgar Allan (born 1872 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England), Laura Mary (born 1874 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England), Agnes Alice (born 1875 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England), Edith Alice (born 1877 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England), Mary N (born 1878 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph (born 1880 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Thornton's household

Male

Joseph

Thornton

Head
Female

Mary

Thornton

Wife
Male

Fred N

Thornton

Son
Male

Thomas W

Thornton

Son
Female

Martha A

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Francis J

Thornton

Son
Male

Edgar Allan

Thornton

Son
Female

Laura Mary

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Agnes Alice

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Edith Alice

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Mary N

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Thornton

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Grosmont, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thornton

Head

Married

38

1843

Grosmont, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Thornton

Wife

Married

34

1847

Mickleby, Yorkshire, England

Fred N

Thornton

Son

Single

14

1867

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Thomas W

Thornton

Son

Single

13

1868

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Martha A

Thornton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Francis J

Thornton

Son

Single

10

1871

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Edgar Allan

Thornton

Son

Single

9

1872

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Laura Mary

Thornton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Agnes Alice

Thornton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Edith Alice

Thornton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Mary N

Thornton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Thornton

Son

Single

1

1880

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

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