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Household of Leah Thornton (born 1823, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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.
Leah Thornton and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Leah Thornton, born in 1823 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Leah was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; James (born 1858 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1859 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Leah's Lodger, Samuel (born 1851 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Leah's Wife Lodger, Esther Ann (born 1856 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Leah's Daughter Lodger, Eliza Jane (born 1877 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Leah's Son Lodger, Samuel (born 1879 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
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Leah Thornton's household
Leah
Thornton
Head
James
Thornton
Son
Sarah
Thornton
Daughter
Samuel
Glover
Lodger
Esther Ann
Glover
Wife Lodger
Eliza Jane
Glover
Daughter Lodger
Samuel
Glover
Son Lodger
| First name(s) | Leah |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 58 |
| Birth year | 1823 |
| Birth place | Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leah | Thornton | Head | Widow | 58 | 1823 | Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England | |
James | Thornton | Son | Single | 23 | 1858 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 22 | 1859 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Samuel | Glover | Lodger | Married | 30 | 1851 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Esther Ann | Glover | Wife Lodger | Married | 25 | 1856 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Eliza Jane | Glover | Daughter Lodger | Single | 4 | 1877 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Samuel | Glover | Son Lodger | Single | 2 | 1879 | Wigan, Lancashire, England |
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