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Household of Sarah Thornton (born 1816, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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.

Sarah Thornton and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Thornton, born in 1816 in Elland, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Mary Ann, born 1854 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Sarah's Lodge, Fanny (born 1861 in Elland, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah's Lodge, Sarah Ann (born 1861 in Lincolnshire, England).


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Sarah Thornton's household

Female

Sarah

Thornton

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Marsden

Lodge
Female

Sarah Ann

Parker

Lodge
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Elland, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Thornton

Head

Widow

65

1816

Elland, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Thornton

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Marsden

Lodge

Single

20

1861

Elland, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Parker

Lodge

Single

20

1861

Lincolnshire, England

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