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Household of Samuel Thornton (born 1851, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipton, 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.

Samuel Thornton and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Thornton, born in 1851 in Skipton, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Thornton, born in 1852 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; William, born 1880 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Boarder, Christopher Ellam, born in 1849 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England.


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Samuel Thornton's household

Male

Samuel

Thornton

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Thornton

Wife
Male

William

Thornton

Son
Male

Christopher

Ellam

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Thornton

Head

Married

30

1851

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Thornton

Wife

Married

29

1852

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

William

Thornton

Son

Single

1

1880

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Christopher

Ellam

Boarder

Widower

32

1849

Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

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