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Household of Michael Thornton (born 1825)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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.

Michael Thornton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Thornton, born in 1825 in , consisted of 7 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Helen Muray, born in 1831 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Peter (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Michael (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Michael's Boarder, John (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Michael's Boarder, Roseann (born 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Michael's Boarder, Caroline (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Michael Thornton's household

Male

Michael

Thornton

Head
Female

Helen

Muray

Wife
Male

Peter

Thornton

Son
Male

Michael

Thornton

Son
Male

John

Duffey

Boarder
Female

Roseann

Hendry

Boarder
Female

Caroline

Keenan

Boarder
First name(s) Michael
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

Thornton

Head

Married

56

1825

Ireland

Helen

Muray

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Peter

Thornton

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Michael

Thornton

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Duffey

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Roseann

Hendry

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Caroline

Keenan

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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