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Household of Sam Thornton (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.

Sam Thornton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sam Thornton, born in 1843 in Liversedge, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Sam was the head of the household, married to Selina Thornton, born in 1850 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Tom (born 1871 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1872 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England), Amy (born 1876 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England) and Ellen (born 1879 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).


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Sam Thornton's household

Male

Sam

Thornton

Head
Female

Selina

Thornton

Wife
Male

Tom

Thornton

Son
Female

Alice

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Amy

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) Sam
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Liversedge, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sam

Thornton

Head

Married

38

1843

Liversedge, Yorkshire, England

Selina

Thornton

Wife

Married

31

1850

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Thornton

Son

Single

10

1871

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Thornton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Amy

Thornton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Thornton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

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