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Household of Robert Thornton (born 1819, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thornton, born in 1819 in Cockerham, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Thomas (born 1852 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England) and Christiana (born 1856 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England). He had 1 grandchild; Joseph, born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Lodger, Abraham (born 1851 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland), Robert's Lodgers Wife, Sarah (born 1851 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Robert's Lodgers Daughter, Anna (born 1881 in City of London, Middlesex, England).
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Robert Thornton's household
Robert
Thornton
Head
Thomas
Thornton
Son
Christiana
Thompson
Daughter
Joseph
Thompson
Grand Son
Abraham
Harris
Lodger
Sarah
Harris
Lodgers Wife
Anna
Harris
Lodgers Daughter
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 62 |
| Birth year | 1819 |
| Birth place | Cockerham, Lancashire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Thornton | Head | Widower | 62 | 1819 | Cockerham, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Thornton | Son | Single | 29 | 1852 | Wavertree, Lancashire, England | |
Christiana | Thompson | Daughter | Married | 25 | 1856 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
Joseph | Thompson | Grand Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
Abraham | Harris | Lodger | Married | 30 | 1851 | Dublin, Dublin, Ireland | |
Sarah | Harris | Lodgers Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Portsmouth, Hampshire, England | |
Anna | Harris | Lodgers Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | City of London, Middlesex, England |
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