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Household of Nimrod Thornton (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, 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.

Nimrod Thornton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nimrod Thornton, born in 1837 in Meltham, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Nimrod was the head of the household, married to Hannah Thornton, born in 1839 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1861 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Tom (born 1866 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1868 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Sam (born 1870 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1877 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England) and Fred (born 1879 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England).


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Nimrod Thornton's household

Male

Nimrod

Thornton

Head
Female

Hannah

Thornton

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Tom

Thornton

Son
Female

Ellen

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Sam

Thornton

Son
Male

Harry

Thornton

Son
Male

Fred

Thornton

Son
First name(s) Nimrod
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Meltham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nimrod

Thornton

Head

Married

44

1837

Meltham, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Thornton

Wife

Married

42

1839

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Thornton

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Thornton

Son

Single

15

1866

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Thornton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Sam

Thornton

Son

Single

11

1870

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Thornton

Son

Single

4

1877

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Thornton

Son

Single

2

1879

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

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