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Household of Joshua Thornton (born 1795, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, 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.
Joshua Thornton and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Thornton, born in 1795 in Paddock, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Joshua was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 grandchild; Clara A, born 1861 in Almondbury, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joshua's Son In Law, Jonathan (born 1847 in Longwood, Yorkshire, England), Joshua's Daughter In Law, Hannah (born 1848 in Paddock, Yorkshire, England), Joshua's Granson, Willie (born 1863 in Paddock, Yorkshire, England) and Joshua's Granson, Joel (born 1867 in Lockwood, Yorkshire, England).
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Joshua Thornton's household
Joshua
Thornton
Head
Jonathan
Kilburn
Son In Law
Hannah
Kilburn
Daughter In Law
Clara A
Kilburn
Grand Daughter
Willie
Kilburn
Granson
Joel
Kilburn
Granson
| First name(s) | Joshua |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 86 |
| Birth year | 1795 |
| Birth place | Paddock, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joshua | Thornton | Head | Widower | 86 | 1795 | Paddock, Yorkshire, England | |
Jonathan | Kilburn | Son In Law | Married | 34 | 1847 | Longwood, Yorkshire, England | |
Hannah | Kilburn | Daughter In Law | Married | 33 | 1848 | Paddock, Yorkshire, England | |
Clara A | Kilburn | Grand Daughter | Single | 20 | 1861 | Almondbury, Yorkshire, England | |
Willie | Kilburn | Granson | Single | 18 | 1863 | Paddock, Yorkshire, England | |
Joel | Kilburn | Granson | Single | 14 | 1867 | Lockwood, Yorkshire, England |
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