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Household of Richard W Thornton (born 1846, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 W Thornton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard W Thornton, born in 1846 in Bermondsey, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. Richard W was the head of the household, married to Amelia Thornton, born in 1852 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England. They had 2 children; Amelia (born 1874 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England) and Charles Robert (born 1876 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard W's Sister, Emma (born 1860 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Richard W's Boarder, Samuel (born 1852 in Surrey, England), Richard W's Lodger, Sarah (born 1814 in Reading, Berkshire, England) and Richard W's Lodger, Mary (born 1817 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England).


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Richard W Thornton's household

Male

Richard W

Thornton

Head
Female

Amelia

Thornton

Wife
Female

Amelia

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Charles Robert

Thornton

Son
Female

Emma

Thornton

Sister
Male

Samuel

Taylor

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Cook

Lodger
Female

Mary

Phillips

Lodger
First name(s) Richard W
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard W

Thornton

Head

Married

35

1846

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Amelia

Thornton

Wife

Married

29

1852

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Amelia

Thornton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Charles Robert

Thornton

Son

Single

5

1876

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Emma

Thornton

Sister

Single

21

1860

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Samuel

Taylor

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Surrey, England

Sarah

Cook

Lodger

Widow

67

1814

Reading, Berkshire, England

Mary

Phillips

Lodger

Widow

64

1817

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

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