Eliza Harris
Born 1825
Start a free trial to view
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Household of Richard Thornton (born 1849, Middlesex)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, Kent, England
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
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 Thornton and 7 other people are on this record
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Thornton, born in 1849 in Marylebone, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Kate Thornton, born in 1856 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. They had 3 children; Richard (born 1878 in Brixton, Surrey, England), Edith (born 1880 in Margate, Kent, England) and Lillian (born 1881 in Margate, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Visitor, Emma J (born 1824 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Richard's Sister In Law, Jane (born 1847 in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England) and Richard's Servant, Rosina E (born 1866 in Margate, Kent, England).
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Richard Thornton's household
Richard
Thornton
Head
Kate
Thornton
Wife
Richard
Thornton
Son
Edith
Thornton
Daughter
Lillian
Thornton
Daughter
Emma J
Todd
Visitor
Jane
Ward
Sister In Law
Rosina E
Faircloth
Servant
| First name(s) | Richard |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 32 |
| Birth year | 1849 |
| Birth place | Marylebone, Middlesex, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard | Thornton | Head | Married | 32 | 1849 | Marylebone, Middlesex, England | |
Kate | Thornton | Wife | Married | 25 | 1856 | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England | |
Richard | Thornton | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Brixton, Surrey, England | |
Edith | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Margate, Kent, England | |
Lillian | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Margate, Kent, England | |
Emma J | Todd | Visitor | Widow | 57 | 1824 | City of London, Middlesex, England | |
Jane | Ward | Sister In Law | Single | 34 | 1847 | Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England | |
Rosina E | Faircloth | Servant | Single | 15 | 1866 | Margate, Kent, England |
Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections
Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Richard Thornton in Thanet in 1881, and follow the Thornton family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.
We've found family trees for Richard Thornton
We’ve found Richard Thornton in 84 family trees. Find out more about Richard Thornton's household and view the Thornton family in family trees created by Findmypast members.
Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census
These might have been neighbours of Richard Thornton, recorded on nearby pages of the 1881 Census.