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Household of Josiah Thornton (born 1824, 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.

Josiah Thornton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Thornton, born in 1824 in Crosland Moor, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to George H Thornton, born in 1861 in Moor End. They had 4 children; George H (born 1861 in Moor End), Harriot (born 1866 in Moor End), Mary A (born 1869 in Moor End) and Harold (born 1871 in Moor End).


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Josiah Thornton's household

Male

Josiah

Thornton

Head
Male

George H

Thornton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thornton

Wife
Female

Harriot

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Harold

Thornton

Son
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Crosland Moor, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Josiah

Thornton

Head

Married

57

1824

Crosland Moor, Yorkshire, England

George H

Thornton

Son

Single

20

1861

Moor End

Elizabeth

Thornton

Wife

Married

52

1829

Wooldale, Yorkshire, England

Harriot

Thornton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Moor End

Mary A

Thornton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Moor End

Harold

Thornton

Son

Single

10

1871

Moor End

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