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Household of Richard Thornton (born 1838, Kent)

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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Thornton, born in 1838 in Leeds, Kent, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Isabella Thornton, born in 1841 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; James Arthur (born 1860 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), John Wm (born 1862 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Richard (born 1875 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England) and Alfred (born 1879 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England).


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Richard Thornton's household

Male

Richard

Thornton

Head
Female

Isabella

Thornton

Wife
Male

James Arthur

Thornton

Son
Male

John Wm

Thornton

Son
Male

Richard

Thornton

Son
Male

Alfred

Thornton

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Leeds, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Thornton

Head

Married

43

1838

Leeds, Kent, England

Isabella

Thornton

Wife

Married

40

1841

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James Arthur

Thornton

Son

Single

21

1860

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

John Wm

Thornton

Son

Single

19

1862

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Thornton

Son

Single

6

1875

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Thornton

Son

Single

2

1879

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

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