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Household of Thomas D Thornton (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridlington, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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.

Thomas D Thornton and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas D Thornton, born in 1843 in Gembling, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas D was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thornton, born in 1847 in Thwing, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1867 in Thwing, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1868 in Thwing, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1874 in Yorkshire, England) and John Hy (born 1876 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas D's Servant, Maria (born 1866 in Driffield, Yorkshire, England), Thomas D's Servant, Robert (born 1861 in Staxton, Yorkshire, England), Thomas D's Servant, Fred (born 1864 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Thomas D's Servant, George (born 1865 in Hunmanby, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas D's Servant, John (born 1866 in Rudston, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas D Thornton's household

Male

Thomas D

Thornton

Head
Female

Sarah

Thornton

Wife
Male

William

Thornton

Son
Male

Thomas

Thornton

Son
Male

Charles

Thornton

Son
Male

John Hy

Thornton

Son
Female

Maria

Carr

Servant
Male

Robert

Harper

Servant
Male

Fred

Cockerill

Servant
Male

George

Cockerill

Servant
Male

John

Prince

Servant
First name(s) Thomas D
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Gembling, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas D

Thornton

Head

Married

38

1843

Gembling, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Thornton

Wife

Married

34

1847

Thwing, Yorkshire, England

William

Thornton

Son

Single

14

1867

Thwing, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Thornton

Son

Single

13

1868

Thwing, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Thornton

Son

Single

7

1874

Yorkshire, England

John Hy

Thornton

Son

Single

5

1876

Yorkshire, England

Maria

Carr

Servant

Single

15

1866

Driffield, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Harper

Servant

Single

20

1861

Staxton, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Cockerill

Servant

Single

17

1864

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

George

Cockerill

Servant

Single

16

1865

Hunmanby, Yorkshire, England

John

Prince

Servant

Single

15

1866

Rudston, Yorkshire, England

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