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Household of Samuel Thornton (born 1833, Radnorshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Thornton, born in 1833 in Radnor, Radnorshire, consisted of 4 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Thornton, born in 1826 in Monmouthshire, Wales. They had 1 child; Annie Maria, born 1860 in Nantyglo, Monmouthshire, Wales.
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Lodger, William Williams, born in 1850 in Breconshire, Wales.


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Samuel Thornton's household

Male

Samuel

Thornton

Head
Female

Mary

Thornton

Wife
Female

Annie Maria

Thornton

Daughter
Male

William

Williams

Lodger
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Radnor, Radnorshire, Wales

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Samuel

Thornton

Head

Married

48

1833

Radnor, Radnorshire, Wales

Mary

Thornton

Wife

Married

55

1826

Monmouthshire, Wales

Annie Maria

Thornton

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Nantyglo, Monmouthshire, Wales

William

Williams

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Breconshire, Wales

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