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Household of Methusaleh Thornton (born 1827, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Northleach, Gloucestershire, 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.

Methusaleh Thornton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Methusaleh Thornton, born in 1827 in Farmington, Gloucestershire, consisted of 6 members. Methusaleh was the head of the household, married to Sabina Thornton, born in 1831 in Sherborne, Gloucestershire, England. They had 3 children; Charles (born 1864 in Sherborne, Gloucestershire, England), Annie M (born 1866 in Sherborne, Gloucestershire, England) and David (born 1868 in Sherborne, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Methusaleh's Mother In Law, Ann Marles, born in 1792 in Buckinghamshire, England.


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Methusaleh Thornton's household

Male

Methusaleh

Thornton

Head
Female

Sabina

Thornton

Wife
Male

Charles

Thornton

Son
Female

Annie M

Thornton

Daughter
Male

David

F Thornton

Son
Female

Ann

Marles

Mother In Law
First name(s) Methusaleh
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Farmington, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Methusaleh

Thornton

Head

Married

54

1827

Farmington, Gloucestershire, England

Sabina

Thornton

Wife

Married

50

1831

Sherborne, Gloucestershire, England

Charles

Thornton

Son

Single

17

1864

Sherborne, Gloucestershire, England

Annie M

Thornton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Sherborne, Gloucestershire, England

David

F Thornton

Son

Single

13

1868

Sherborne, Gloucestershire, England

Ann

Marles

Mother In Law

Married

89

1792

Buckinghamshire, England

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