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Household of Nathaniel Thornton (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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.

Nathaniel Thornton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nathaniel Thornton, born in 1838 in Overton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Nathaniel was the head of the household, married to Mary Thornton, born in 1842 in Halton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Margaret A (born 1867 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Alonzo (born 1870 in Halton, Lancashire, England), Mona (born 1873 in Halton, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1876 in Halton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1878 in Halton, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1881 in Halton, Lancashire, England).


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Nathaniel Thornton's household

Male

Nathaniel

Thornton

Head
Female

Mary

Thornton

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Alonzo

Thornton

Son
Female

Mona

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Richard

Thornton

Son
Male

James

Thornton

Son
Female

Mary

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) Nathaniel
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Overton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nathaniel

Thornton

Head

Married

43

1838

Overton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thornton

Wife

Married

39

1842

Halton, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Thornton

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Alonzo

Thornton

Son

Single

11

1870

Halton, Lancashire, England

Mona

Thornton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Halton, Lancashire, England

Richard

Thornton

Son

Single

5

1876

Halton, Lancashire, England

James

Thornton

Son

Single

3

1878

Halton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thornton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Halton, Lancashire, England

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