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Household of Maria Thornton (born 1835, Norfolk)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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.
Maria Thornton and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Maria Thornton, born in 1835 in Ipswich, Norfolk, consisted of 11 members. Maria was the head of the household, widow. She had 7 children; Gordon (born 1859 in Norwich, Norfolk, England), Caroline (born 1861 in Norwich, Norfolk, England), William (born 1862 in Norwich, Norfolk, England), Edward (born 1864 in Norwich, Norfolk, England), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Norwich, Norfolk, England), George (born 1877 in Bacup, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1879 in Bacup, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Maria's Son In Law, William (born 1856 in Norwich, Norfolk, England), Maria's Lodger, Harry (born 1859 in Norwich, Norfolk, England) and Maria's Lodger, James (born 1870 in Norwich, Norfolk, England).
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Maria Thornton's household
Maria
Thornton
Head
Gordon
Thornton
Son
Caroline
Thornton
Daughter
William
Thornton
Son
Edward
Thornton
Son
Elizabeth
Thornton
Daughter
William
Brown
Son In Law
George
Brown
Son
Robert
Brown
Son
Harry
Doshall
Lodger
James
Lovick
Lodger
| First name(s) | Maria |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Ipswich, Norfolk, England |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maria | Thornton | Head | Widow | 46 | 1835 | Ipswich, Norfolk, England | |
Gordon | Thornton | Son | Single | 22 | 1859 | Norwich, Norfolk, England | |
Caroline | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 20 | 1861 | Norwich, Norfolk, England | |
William | Thornton | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Norwich, Norfolk, England | |
Edward | Thornton | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | Norwich, Norfolk, England | |
Elizabeth | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Norwich, Norfolk, England | |
William | Brown | Son In Law | Widower | 25 | 1856 | Norwich, Norfolk, England | |
George | Brown | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Bacup, Lancashire, England | |
Robert | Brown | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Bacup, Lancashire, England | |
Harry | Doshall | Lodger | Single | 22 | 1859 | Norwich, Norfolk, England | |
James | Lovick | Lodger | Single | 11 | 1870 | Norwich, Norfolk, England |
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