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Household of Robert Thornton (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thornton, born in 1845 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Christina Thornton, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Margaret Brown, born in 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Robert Thornton's household

Male

Robert

Thornton

Head
Female

Christina

Thornton

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Thornton

Daughter
Male

David

Thornton

Son
Female

Margaret

Brown

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thornton

Head

Married

36

1845

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Thornton

Wife

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thornton

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Thornton

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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