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Household of Robert Thornton (born 1839, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thornton, born in 1839 in Woodplumpton, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Thornton, born in 1835 in Bleasdale, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Richard (born 1862 in Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1863 in Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1868 in Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1872 in Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1875 in Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England) and Lawrence (born 1880 in Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Mother, Ellen Thornton, born in 1802 in Chipping, Lancashire, England.
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Robert Thornton's household
Robert
Thornton
Head
Dorothy
Thornton
Wife
Richard
Thornton
Son
William
Thornton
Son
John
Thornton
Son
Robert
Thornton
Son
Ellen
Thornton
Daughter
Thomas
Thornton
Son
Lawrence
Thornton
Son
Ellen
Thornton
Mother
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Thornton | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England | |
Dorothy | Thornton | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Bleasdale, Lancashire, England | |
Richard | Thornton | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England | |
William | Thornton | Son | Single | 18 | 1863 | Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England | |
John | Thornton | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England | |
Robert | Thornton | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Thornton | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England | |
Lawrence | Thornton | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Thornton | Mother | Widow | 79 | 1802 | Chipping, Lancashire, England |
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