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Household of Robert H Thornton (born 1835, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Caistor, Lincolnshire, 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.

Robert H Thornton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert H Thornton, born in 1835 in Lincoln, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. Robert H was the head of the household, married to Martha Thornton, born in 1839 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1862 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England), Betsey (born 1873 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England), Rosey (born 1876 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England) and William (born 1879 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England).


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Robert H Thornton's household

Male

Robert H

Thornton

Head
Female

Martha

Thornton

Wife
Female

Ellen

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Betsey

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Rosey

Thornton

Daughter
Male

William

Thornton

Son
First name(s) Robert H
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Lincoln, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert H

Thornton

Head

Married

46

1835

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

Martha

Thornton

Wife

Married

42

1839

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Thornton

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

Betsey

Thornton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

Rosey

Thornton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

William

Thornton

Son

Single

2

1879

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

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