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Household of Rawdon Thornton (born 1846, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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.

Rawdon Thornton and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Rawdon Thornton, born in 1846 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Rawdon was the head of the household, married to Eliza Thornton, born in 1851 in Dursley, Lincolnshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Rawdon's Sister In Law, Ada Francis (born 1870 in Yorkshire, England), Rawdon's Nephew, Harold (born 1877 in Liversedge, Yorkshire, England) and Rawdon's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England).


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Rawdon Thornton's household

Male

Rawdon

Thornton

Head
Female

Eliza

Thornton

Wife
Female

Ada Francis

Osgodly

Sister In Law
Male

Harold

Thornton

Nephew
Female

Elizabeth

Smedley

Servant
First name(s) Rawdon
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Rawdon

Thornton

Head

Married

35

1846

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Thornton

Wife

Married

30

1851

Dursley, Lincolnshire, England

Ada Francis

Osgodly

Sister In Law

Single

11

1870

Yorkshire, England

Harold

Thornton

Nephew

Single

4

1877

Liversedge, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Smedley

Servant

Single

24

1857

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

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