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Household of Robert Thornton (born 1832, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, 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 1832 in Dunbartonshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Helen Thornton, born in 1841 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1865 in Camelon, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1868 in Camelon, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Mathew (born 1874 in Camelon, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Camelon, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1881 in Camelon, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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Robert Thornton's household

Male

Robert

Thornton

Head
Female

Helen

Thornton

Wife
Male

Robert

Thornton

Son
Female

Jane

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Mathew

Thornton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thornton

Head

Married

49

1832

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Helen

Thornton

Wife

Married

40

1841

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Thornton

Son

-

16

1865

Camelon, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane

Thornton

Daughter

-

13

1868

Camelon, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mathew

Thornton

Son

-

7

1874

Camelon, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thornton

Daughter

-

4

1877

Camelon, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Agnes

Thornton

Daughter

-

0

1881

Camelon, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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