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Household of Samuel Thornton (born 1847, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Thornton, born in 1847 in Southowram, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Thornton, born in 1853 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; James E (born 1873 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1874 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Fanny (born 1876 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Ruth (born 1878 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Tom (born 1880 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Mother, Mary Ann Hirsh, born in 1808 in Newbury, Berkshire, England.
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Samuel Thornton's household
Samuel
Thornton
Head
Charlotte
Thornton
Wife
James E
Thornton
Son
Mary Ann
Thornton
Daughter
Fanny
Thornton
Daughter
Ruth
Thornton
Daughter
Tom
Thornton
Son
Mary Ann
Hirsh
Mother
| First name(s) | Samuel |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Southowram, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Samuel | Thornton | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Southowram, Yorkshire, England | |
Charlotte | Thornton | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Bradford, Yorkshire, England | |
James E | Thornton | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Halifax, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary Ann | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Halifax, Yorkshire, England | |
Fanny | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Halifax, Yorkshire, England | |
Ruth | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Halifax, Yorkshire, England | |
Tom | Thornton | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Halifax, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary Ann | Hirsh | Mother | Widow | 73 | 1808 | Newbury, Berkshire, England |
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