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Household of Robert J Thornton (born 1838, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 J Thornton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert J Thornton, born in 1838 in Greenwich, Kent, consisted of 6 members. Robert J was the head of the household, married to Caroline Thornton, born in 1841 in Greenwich, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Robert H G (born 1865 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Clara (born 1870 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Maud (born 1873 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and William (born 1877 in Greenwich, Kent, England).


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Robert J Thornton's household

Male

Robert J

Thornton

Head
Female

Caroline

Thornton

Wife
Male

Robert H G

Thornton

Son
Female

Clara

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Maud

Thornton

Daughter
Male

William

Thornton

Son
First name(s) Robert J
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Greenwich, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert J

Thornton

Head

Married

43

1838

Greenwich, Kent, England

Caroline

Thornton

Wife

Married

40

1841

Greenwich, Kent, England

Robert H G

Thornton

Son

Single

16

1865

Greenwich, Kent, England

Clara

Thornton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Greenwich, Kent, England

Maud

Thornton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Greenwich, Kent, England

William

Thornton

Son

Single

4

1877

Greenwich, Kent, England

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