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Household of Joshua Thornton (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Thornton, born in 1834 in Eccleshill, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Hanah Elizth Thornton, born in 1837 in Monk Bretton, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah Elizth (born 1862 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1864 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Stephen Newson (born 1865 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Francis Edwd (born 1873 in Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England), Ben (born 1877 in Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England) and Walter (born 1880 in Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England).


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Joshua Thornton's household

Male

Joshua

Thornton

Head
Female

Hanah Elizth

Thornton

Wife
Female

Sarah Elizth

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Thornton

Son
Male

Stephen Newson

Thornton

Son
Male

Francis Edwd

Thornton

Son
Male

Ben

Thornton

Son
Male

Walter

Thornton

Son
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Thornton

Head

Married

47

1834

Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England

Hanah Elizth

Thornton

Wife

Married

44

1837

Monk Bretton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Elizth

Thornton

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Thornton

Son

Single

17

1864

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Stephen Newson

Thornton

Son

Single

16

1865

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Francis Edwd

Thornton

Son

Single

8

1873

Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England

Ben

Thornton

Son

Single

4

1877

Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Thornton

Son

Single

1

1880

Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England

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