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Household of Rodger Thornton (born 1820, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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.

Rodger Thornton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Rodger Thornton, born in 1820 in Skipton, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Rodger was the head of the household, married to Agnes Thornton, born in 1826 in Luddenden, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Emma (born 1861 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1863 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1866 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1867 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Walter (born 1871 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Rodger's Boarder, Ann Parry, born in 1863 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.


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Rodger Thornton's household

Male

Rodger

Thornton

Head
Female

Agnes

Thornton

Wife
Female

Emma

Thornton

Daughter
Male

John

Thornton

Son
Female

Mary

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Walter

Thornton

Son
Female

Ann

Parry

Boarder
First name(s) Rodger
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Rodger

Thornton

Head

Married

61

1820

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Agnes

Thornton

Wife

Married

55

1826

Luddenden, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Thornton

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

John

Thornton

Son

Single

18

1863

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Thornton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Thornton

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Thornton

Son

Single

10

1871

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Parry

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

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