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Household of Samuel Thornton (born 1829, 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.

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 1829 in Dudley Hill, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary J Thornton, born in 1844 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Martha E (born 1874 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Mary H (born 1878 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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Samuel Thornton's household

Male

Samuel

Thornton

Head
Female

Mary J

Thornton

Wife
Female

Martha E

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Mary H

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Dudley Hill, 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

52

1829

Dudley Hill, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Thornton

Wife

Married

37

1844

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Martha E

Thornton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary H

Thornton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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