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Household of Richard Thornton (born 1852)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 Thornton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Thornton, born in 1852 in , consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Martha Thornton, born in 1852 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Ada (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Thornton's household

Male

Richard

Thornton

Head
Female

Martha

Thornton

Wife
Male

James

Thornton

Son
Female

Margaret

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Martha

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Richard

Thornton

Son
Female

Ada

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Thornton

Head

Married

29

1852

Ireland

Martha

Thornton

Wife

Married

29

1852

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Thornton

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Thornton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martha

Thornton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Richard

Thornton

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ada

Thornton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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