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Household of Samuel Thornton (born 1812, Essex)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Thornton, born in 1812 in Salcott, Essex, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Thornton, born in 1815 in North Shields, Northumberland, England. They had 4 grandchildren; James (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Samuel (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Ann (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Mary J (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Son In Law, John T Marr, born in 1844 in Sunderland, Durham, England.
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Samuel Thornton's household
Samuel
Thornton
Head
Dorothy
Thornton
Wife
John T
Marr
Son In Law
James
Marr
Grand Son
Samuel
Marr
Grand Son
Ann
Marr
Grand Daughter
Mary J
Marr
Grand Daughter
| First name(s) | Samuel |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 69 |
| Birth year | 1812 |
| Birth place | Salcott, Essex, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Samuel | Thornton | Head | Married | 69 | 1812 | Salcott, Essex, England | |
Dorothy | Thornton | Wife | Married | 66 | 1815 | North Shields, Northumberland, England | |
John T | Marr | Son In Law | Widower | 37 | 1844 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
James | Marr | Grand Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Samuel | Marr | Grand Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Ann | Marr | Grand Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Mary J | Marr | Grand Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Sunderland, Durham, England |
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