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Household of Richard Thornton (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Goole, 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 1848 in Heck, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Thornton, born in 1847 in Sykehouse, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1871 in Heck, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1874 in Colwick, Yorkshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1875 in Colwick, Yorkshire, England), Robert (born 1876 in Colwick, Yorkshire, England), Phoebe (born 1878 in Colwick, Yorkshire, England) and Fred (born 1880 in Colwick, Yorkshire, England).


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Richard Thornton's household

Male

Richard

Thornton

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Thornton

Wife
Male

John

Thornton

Son
Female

Jane

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thornton

Son
Female

Phoebe

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Fred

Thornton

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Heck, 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

33

1848

Heck, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Thornton

Wife

Married

34

1847

Sykehouse, Yorkshire, England

John

Thornton

Son

Single

10

1871

Heck, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Thornton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Colwick, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Thornton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Colwick, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Thornton

Son

Single

5

1876

Colwick, Yorkshire, England

Phoebe

Thornton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Colwick, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Thornton

Son

Single

1

1880

Colwick, Yorkshire, England

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