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Household of Samuel Thorton (born 1842, Sussex)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewes, Sussex, 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 Thorton and 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Thorton, born in 1842 in Lewes, Sussex, consisted of 12 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Ruth Thorton, born in 1845 in Lewes, Sussex, England. They had 6 children; Clara (born 1868 in Crowborough, Sussex, England), Archibald Wm (born 1871 in Lewes, Sussex, England), Mary Ann (born 1872 in Lewes, Sussex, England), Cephas (born 1874 in Lewes, Sussex, England), Hubert (born 1877 in Lewes, Sussex, England) and Levi (born 1881 in Lewes, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Lodger, John (born 1838 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), Samuel's Lodger, George (born 1853 in Wapping, Middlesex, England), Samuel's Lodger, Thomas (born 1855 in Rye, Sussex, England) and Samuel's Lodger, James (born 1862 in Sussex, England).
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Samuel Thorton's household
Samuel
Thorton
Head
Ruth
Thorton
Wife
Clara
Thorton
Daughter
Archibald Wm
Thorton
Son
Mary Ann
Thorton
Daughter
Cephas
Thorton
Son
Hubert
Thorton
Son
Levi
Thorton
Son
John
Summers
Lodger
George
Campbell
Lodger
Thomas
Woodward
Lodger
James
Pettit
Lodger
| First name(s) | Samuel |
| Last name | Thorton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Lewes, Sussex, England |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Samuel | Thorton | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Lewes, Sussex, England | |
Ruth | Thorton | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Lewes, Sussex, England | |
Clara | Thorton | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Crowborough, Sussex, England | |
Archibald Wm | Thorton | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Lewes, Sussex, England | |
Mary Ann | Thorton | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Lewes, Sussex, England | |
Cephas | Thorton | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Lewes, Sussex, England | |
Hubert | Thorton | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Lewes, Sussex, England | |
Levi | Thorton | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Lewes, Sussex, England | |
John | Summers | Lodger | Single | 43 | 1838 | Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | |
George | Campbell | Lodger | Single | 28 | 1853 | Wapping, Middlesex, England | |
Thomas | Woodward | Lodger | Married | 26 | 1855 | Rye, Sussex, England | |
James | Pettit | Lodger | Single | 19 | 1862 | Sussex, England |
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