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Household of Richard Thornton (born 1832, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, 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.
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 1832 in Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Ann Thornton, born in 1835 in Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Eliza (born 1858 in Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England) and Harry (born 1873 in Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Visitor, Mary Ellen (born 1852 in Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England), Richard's Daughter Of Visitor, Annise Mary (born 1881 in Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England) and Richard's Servant, Ada (born 1862 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
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Richard Thornton's household
Richard
Thornton
Head
Ann
Thornton
Wife
Eliza
Thornton
Daughter
Harry
Thornton
Son
Mary Ellen
Scholes
Visitor
Annise Mary
Scholes
Daughter Of Visitor
Ada
Wormald
Servant
| First name(s) | Richard |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 49 |
| Birth year | 1832 |
| Birth place | Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard | Thornton | Head | Married | 49 | 1832 | Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England | |
Ann | Thornton | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England | |
Eliza | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 23 | 1858 | Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England | |
Harry | Thornton | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary Ellen | Scholes | Visitor | Married | 29 | 1852 | Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England | |
Annise Mary | Scholes | Daughter Of Visitor | Single | 0 | 1881 | Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England | |
Ada | Wormald | Servant | Single | 19 | 1862 | Halifax, Yorkshire, England |
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