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Household of Richard Thornley (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

Richard Thornley and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Thornley, born in 1852 in Ashton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Nancy Thornley, born in 1853 in Ashton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John James (born 1874 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1876 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Enos (born 1878 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1880 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Thornley's household

Male

Richard

Thornley

Head
Female

Nancy

Thornley

Wife
Male

John James

Thornley

Son
Female

Hannah

Thornley

Daughter
Male

Enos

Thornley

Son
Female

Ellen

Thornley

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Thornley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Ashton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Thornley

Head

Married

29

1852

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Thornley

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ashton, Lancashire, England

John James

Thornley

Son

Single

7

1874

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Thornley

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Enos

Thornley

Son

Single

3

1878

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Thornley

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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