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Household of Lewis Thornton (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Todmorden, 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.

Lewis Thornton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Lewis Thornton, born in 1837 in Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Lewis was the head of the household, married to Emma Thornton, born in 1837 in Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Ben (born 1862 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England), Ann (born 1867 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England), Alfred (born 1869 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1875 in Southport, Lancashire, England) and Marchell (born 1877 in Stansfield, Yorkshire, England).


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Lewis Thornton's household

Male

Lewis

Thornton

Head
Female

Emma

Thornton

Wife
Male

Ben

Thornton

Son
Female

Ann

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Thornton

Son
Male

John

Thornton

Son
Male

Marchell

Thornton

Son
First name(s) Lewis
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Lewis

Thornton

Head

Married

44

1837

Yorkshire, England

Emma

Thornton

Wife

Married

44

1837

Yorkshire, England

Ben

Thornton

Son

Single

19

1862

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Thornton

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Thornton

Son

Single

12

1869

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

John

Thornton

Son

Single

6

1875

Southport, Lancashire, England

Marchell

Thornton

Son

Single

4

1877

Stansfield, Yorkshire, England

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