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Household of Samuel Thornton (born 1831, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Thornton, born in 1831 in Southowram, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Thornton, born in 1831 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Emily (born 1856 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1859 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1862 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1864 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England), Ruth (born 1867 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1870 in Yorkshire, England) and Edwin W (born 1873 in Yorkshire, England).
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Samuel Thornton's household
Samuel
Thornton
Head
Mary
Thornton
Wife
Emily
Thornton
Daughter
Hannah
Thornton
Daughter
Elizabeth
Thornton
Daughter
James
Thornton
Son
Ruth
Thornton
Daughter
Ellen
Thornton
Daughter
Edwin W
Thornton
Son
| First name(s) | Samuel |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Southowram, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Samuel | Thornton | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Southowram, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary | Thornton | Wife | Married | 50 | 1831 | Southowram, Yorkshire, England | |
Emily | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 25 | 1856 | Southowram, Yorkshire, England | |
Hannah | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 22 | 1859 | Southowram, Yorkshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Southowram, Yorkshire, England | |
James | Thornton | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | Southowram, Yorkshire, England | |
Ruth | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Southowram, Yorkshire, England | |
Ellen | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Yorkshire, England | |
Edwin W | Thornton | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Yorkshire, England |
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