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Household of Robert Thornton (born 1844, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Thornton and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thornton, born in 1844 in Stratford, Essex, consisted of 3 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Eliza Thornton, born in 1846 in Brentwood, Essex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Adopted Child, Elizabeth Sparrow (Thornton), born in 1872 in Bow, Middlesex, England.


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Robert Thornton's household

Male

Robert

Thornton

Head
Female

Eliza

Thornton

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Sparrow (Thornton)

Adopted Child
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Stratford, Essex, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thornton

Head

Married

37

1844

Stratford, Essex, England

Eliza

Thornton

Wife

Married

35

1846

Brentwood, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Sparrow (Thornton)

Adopted Child

Single

9

1872

Bow, Middlesex, England

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