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Household of Samuel Thornton (born 1838, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Thornton, born in 1838 in Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thornton, born in 1835 in Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Smith (born 1864 in Yorkshire, England), Edward (born 1866 in Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1870 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Cousin, Lemoady Greenhough, born in 1869 in Yorkshire, England.


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Samuel Thornton's household

Male

Samuel

Thornton

Head
Female

Sarah

Thornton

Wife
Male

Smith

Thornton

Son
Male

Edward

Thornton

Son
Male

William

Thornton

Son
Female

Lemoady

Greenhough

Cousin
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Thornton

Head

Married

43

1838

Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Thornton

Wife

Married

46

1835

Yorkshire, England

Smith

Thornton

Son

Single

17

1864

Yorkshire, England

Edward

Thornton

Son

Single

15

1866

Yorkshire, England

William

Thornton

Son

Single

11

1870

Yorkshire, England

Lemoady

Greenhough

Cousin

Single

12

1869

Yorkshire, England

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