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Household of Samuel Thornton (born 1819, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Thornton, born in 1819 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Thornton, born in 1826 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Seth (born 1857 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, England), Helen (born 1859 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, England) and Jesse (born 1861 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, England).


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Samuel Thornton's household

Male

Samuel

Thornton

Head
Female

Mary

Thornton

Wife
Male

Seth

Thornton

Son
Female

Helen

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Jesse

Thornton

Son
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Thornton

Head

Married

62

1819

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Thornton

Wife

Married

55

1826

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Seth

Thornton

Son

Single

24

1857

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Helen

Thornton

Daughter

Single

22

1859

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Jesse

Thornton

Son

Single

20

1861

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

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