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Household of Richard Thornton (born 1840, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holbeck, 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 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Thornton, born in 1840 in Hull, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary A Thornton, born in 1843 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Fanny L (born 1866 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Anna M (born 1867 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Esther (born 1869 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), William H (born 1872 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Anthony (born 1874 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Margaret S (born 1878 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England) and Gilbert (born 1880 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Father, Richard (born 1808 in Yorkshire, England), Richard's Brother In Law, Frederick (born 1859 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England) and Richard's Boarder, James G (born 1846 in Holme, Yorkshire, England).
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Richard Thornton's household
Richard
Thornton
Head
Mary A
Thornton
Wife
Fanny L
Thornton
Daughter
Anna M
Thornton
Daughter
Esther
Thornton
Daughter
William H
Thornton
Son
Anthony
Thornton
Son
Margaret S
Thornton
Daughter
Gilbert
Thornton
Son
Richard
Thornton
Father
Frederick
Farrar
Brother In Law
James G
Atkinson
Boarder
| First name(s) | Richard |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Hull, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard | Thornton | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Hull, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary A | Thornton | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Doncaster, Yorkshire, England | |
Fanny L | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
Anna M | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
Esther | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Bradford, Yorkshire, England | |
William H | Thornton | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
Anthony | Thornton | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
Margaret S | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England | |
Gilbert | Thornton | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England | |
Richard | Thornton | Father | Married | 73 | 1808 | Yorkshire, England | |
Frederick | Farrar | Brother In Law | Single | 22 | 1859 | Doncaster, Yorkshire, England | |
James G | Atkinson | Boarder | Married | 35 | 1846 | Holme, Yorkshire, England |
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