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Household of Samuel Thornley (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, Lancashire, 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.

Samuel Thornley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Thornley, born in 1837 in Droylsden, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Hannah Thornley, born in 1840 in Key Green, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1863 in Droylsden, Lancashire, England), Sarah Henrietta (born 1865 in Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1870 in Higham, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1878 in Higham, Lancashire, England) and Samuel (born 1880 in Nelson, Lancashire, England).


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Samuel Thornley's household

Male

Samuel

Thornley

Head
Female

Hannah

Thornley

Wife
Male

John

Thornley

Son
Female

Sarah Henrietta

Thornley

Daughter
Female

Alice

Thornley

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Thornley

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Thornley

Son
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Thornley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Droylsden, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Thornley

Head

Married

44

1837

Droylsden, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Thornley

Wife

Married

41

1840

Key Green, Cheshire, England

John

Thornley

Son

Single

18

1863

Droylsden, Lancashire, England

Sarah Henrietta

Thornley

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Lancashire, England

Alice

Thornley

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Higham, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Thornley

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Higham, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Thornley

Son

Single

1

1880

Nelson, Lancashire, England

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