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Household of Thomas J Thornhill (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, Lancashire, 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 J Thornhill and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas J Thornhill, born in 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas J was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thornhill, born in 1854 in Belfast. They had 3 children; Thomas J (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Edwin H (born 1877 in Salford, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Salford, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas J's Boarder, James (born 1860 in Belfast) and Thomas J's Boarder, Hannah (born 1821 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas J Thornhill's household

Male

Thomas J

Thornhill

Head
Female

Sarah

Thornhill

Wife
Male

Thomas J

Thornhill

Son
Male

Edwin H

Thornhill

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thornhill

Daughter
Male

James

Wharton

Boarder
Female

Hannah

Kenyon

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas J
Last name Thornhill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas J

Thornhill

Head

Married

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Thornhill

Wife

Married

27

1854

Belfast

Thomas J

Thornhill

Son

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

Edwin H

Thornhill

Son

Single

4

1877

Salford, England

Elizabeth

Thornhill

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Salford, England

James

Wharton

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Belfast

Hannah

Kenyon

Boarder

Married

60

1821

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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