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Household of Margaret Thornton (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

Margaret Thornton and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Thornton, born in 1851 in Sutton, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Frank H (born 1876 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and May (born 1878 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Margaret's Brother In Law, Frank (born 1862 in Russia) and Margaret's Servant, Emma (born 1845 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Margaret Thornton's household

Female

Margaret

Thornton

Head
Male

Frank H

Thornton

Son
Female

May

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Frank

Thornton

Brother In Law
Female

Emma

Stanley

Servant
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Sutton, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Thornton

Head

Widow

30

1851

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Frank H

Thornton

Son

Single

5

1876

St Helens, Lancashire, England

May

Thornton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Frank

Thornton

Brother In Law

Single

19

1862

Russia

Emma

Stanley

Servant

Single

36

1845

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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