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Household of Richard Thornton (born 1822, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bramley, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Thornton, born in 1822 in Wibsey, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thornton, born in 1828 in Little Horton, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Seth W (born 1860 in Farnley, Yorkshire, England), Martha (born 1862 in Farnley, Yorkshire, England), Freddy (born 1864 in Farnley, Yorkshire, England), Lavinia (born 1867 in Farnley, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Farnley, Yorkshire, England) and Florence (born 1873 in Farnley, Yorkshire, England).


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Richard Thornton's household

Male

Richard

Thornton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thornton

Wife
Male

Seth W

Thornton

Son
Female

Martha

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Freddy

Thornton

Son
Female

Lavinia

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Florence

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Wibsey, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Thornton

Head

Married

59

1822

Wibsey, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Thornton

Wife

Married

53

1828

Little Horton, Yorkshire, England

Seth W

Thornton

Son

Single

21

1860

Farnley, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Thornton

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Farnley, Yorkshire, England

Freddy

Thornton

Son

Single

17

1864

Farnley, Yorkshire, England

Lavinia

Thornton

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Farnley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Thornton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Farnley, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Thornton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Farnley, Yorkshire, England

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