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Household of Ormerod Thornber (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Ormerod Thornber and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ormerod Thornber, born in 1836 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Ormerod was the head of the household, married to Mary Thornber, born in 1841 in Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England), John (born 1872 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Ormerod Thornber's household

Male

Ormerod

Thornber

Head
Female

Mary

Thornber

Wife
Male

William

Thornber

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thornber

Daughter
Male

John

Thornber

Son
Female

Mary

Thornber

Daughter
Male

Richard

Thornber

Son
First name(s) Ormerod
Last name Thornber
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ormerod

Thornber

Head

Married

45

1836

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thornber

Wife

Married

40

1841

Scotland

William

Thornber

Son

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thornber

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England

John

Thornber

Son

Single

9

1872

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Mary

Thornber

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Richard

Thornber

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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