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Household of Samuel Thornton (born 1850, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camberwell, London,Surrey, 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 Thornton and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Thornton, born in 1850 in Blackheath, Kent, consisted of 3 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Caroline Thornton, born in 1853 in Cromer, Norfolk, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Servant, Elizabeth Thrower, born in 1857 in Norwich, Norfolk, England.


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Samuel Thornton's household

Male

Samuel

Thornton

Head
Female

Caroline

Thornton

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Thrower

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Blackheath, Kent, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Thornton

Head

Married

31

1850

Blackheath, Kent, England

Caroline

Thornton

Wife

Married

28

1853

Cromer, Norfolk, England

Elizabeth

Thrower

Servant

Single

24

1857

Norwich, Norfolk, England

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