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Household of Robert Thornton (born 1836, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thornton, born in 1836 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Lisabeth Thornton, born in 1844 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1869 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Robert (born 1876 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Jane (born 1872 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Mary (born 1874 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Lizzy (born 1878 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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Robert Thornton's household

Male

Robert

Thornton

Head
Female

Lisabeth

Thornton

Wife
Male

James

Thornton

Son
Male

Robert

Thornton

Son
Female

Jane

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Lizzy

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thornton

Head

Married

45

1836

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Lisabeth

Thornton

Wife

Married

37

1844

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Thornton

Son

-

12

1869

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Thornton

Son

-

5

1876

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Thornton

Daughter

-

9

1872

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Thornton

Daughter

-

7

1874

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Lizzy

Thornton

Daughter

-

3

1878

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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