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Household of Robert Thornton (born 1859, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thornton, born in 1859 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, consisted of 3 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Thornton, born in 1860 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Thomas, born 1881 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England.


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Robert Thornton's household

Male

Robert

Thornton

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Thornton

Wife
Male

Thomas

Thornton

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thornton

Head

Married

22

1859

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Thornton

Wife

Married

21

1860

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Thornton

Son

Single

0

1881

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

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