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Household of Robert Thornton (born 1845, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thornton, born in 1845 in Shipley, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thornton, born in 1844 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Jowett (born 1874 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England) and Lily (born 1876 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England).


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Robert Thornton's household

Male

Robert

Thornton

Head
Female

Sarah

Thornton

Wife
Male

Jowett

Thornton

Son
Female

Lily

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Shipley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thornton

Head

Married

36

1845

Shipley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Thornton

Wife

Married

37

1844

Shipley, Yorkshire, England

Jowett

Thornton

Son

Married

7

1874

Shipley, Yorkshire, England

Lily

Thornton

Daughter

Married

5

1876

Shipley, Yorkshire, England

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