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Household of Robert Thornton (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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 Thornton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thornton, born in 1848 in Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Thornton, born in 1849 in Pudsey, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Annie (born 1873 in Yorkshire, England), Henrietta (born 1875 in Yorkshire, England) and John Wm (born 1878 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, Richard Rennison, born in 1858 in Ouseburn, Yorkshire, England.


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Robert Thornton's household

Male

Robert

Thornton

Head
Female

Mary

Thornton

Wife
Female

Annie

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Henrietta

Thornton

Daughter
Male

John Wm

Thornton

Son
Male

Richard

Rennison

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thornton

Head

Married

33

1848

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Thornton

Wife

Married

32

1849

Pudsey, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Thornton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Yorkshire, England

Henrietta

Thornton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Yorkshire, England

John Wm

Thornton

Son

Single

3

1878

Yorkshire, England

Richard

Rennison

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Ouseburn, Yorkshire, England

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