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Household of Josiah Thornton (born 1856, 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.

Josiah Thornton and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Thornton, born in 1856 in Wike, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Sophia Thornton, born in 1855 in Wike, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Sarah E (born 1879 in Wike, Yorkshire, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Wike, Yorkshire, England).


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Josiah Thornton's household

Male

Josiah

Thornton

Head
Female

Sophia

Thornton

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Alice

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Wike, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Thornton

Head

Married

25

1856

Wike, Yorkshire, England

Sophia

Thornton

Wife

Married

26

1855

Wike, Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Thornton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wike, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Thornton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wike, Yorkshire, England

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