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Household of Peter Thornton (born 1837, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.
Peter Thornton and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Thornton, born in 1837 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Thornton, born in 1835 in Wales. They had 6 children; Eliza J (born 1864 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England), Peter (born 1865 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England), S W (born 1866 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1868 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England), Rees (born 1873 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England) and William O (born 1875 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Servant, Ellen Jones, born in 1856 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
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Peter Thornton's household
Peter
Thornton
Head
Mary
Thornton
Wife
Eliza J
Thornton
Daughter
Peter
Thornton
Son
S W
Thornton
Son
George
Thornton
Son
Rees
Thornton
Son
William O
Thornton
Son
Ellen
Jones
Servant
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Mirfield, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Thornton | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Mirfield, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary | Thornton | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Wales | |
Eliza J | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Mirfield, Yorkshire, England | |
Peter | Thornton | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Mirfield, Yorkshire, England | |
S W | Thornton | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Mirfield, Yorkshire, England | |
George | Thornton | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Mirfield, Yorkshire, England | |
Rees | Thornton | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Mirfield, Yorkshire, England | |
William O | Thornton | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Mirfield, Yorkshire, England | |
Ellen | Jones | Servant | Single | 25 | 1856 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
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