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Household of Robert T Thornton (born 1827, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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.

Robert T Thornton and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert T Thornton, born in 1827 in Haxey, Lincolnshire, consisted of 3 members. Robert T was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thornton, born in 1823 in Bawtry, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Harry, born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Robert T Thornton's household

Male

Robert T

Thornton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thornton

Wife
Male

Harry

Watkins

Grand Son
First name(s) Robert T
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Haxey, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert T

Thornton

Head

Married

54

1827

Haxey, Lincolnshire, England

Elizabeth

Thornton

Wife

Married

58

1823

Bawtry, Nottinghamshire, England

Harry

Watkins

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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