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Household of Matthew Thornton (born 1828, 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.

Matthew Thornton and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Thornton, born in 1828 in Bradford, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary Thornton, born in 1827 in Addingham, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary E (born 1860 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Peter (born 1863 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Lodger, William N Thornton, born in 1874 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.


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Matthew Thornton's household

Male

Matthew

Thornton

Head
Female

Mary

Thornton

Wife
Female

Mary E

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Peter

Thornton

Son
Male

William N

Thornton

Lodger
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Thornton

Head

Married

53

1828

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Thornton

Wife

Married

54

1827

Addingham, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Thornton

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Peter

Thornton

Son

Single

18

1863

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

William N

Thornton

Lodger

Single

7

1874

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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