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Household of Thomas Thornber (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 Thornber and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Thornber, born in 1847 in Rimington, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Agnes Thornber, born in 1851 in Barrowford, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1875 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Fred (born 1878 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Annie (born 1880 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Harriet Jones, born in 1866 in Norbury, Shropshire, England.


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Thomas Thornber's household

Male

Thomas

Thornber

Head
Female

Agnes

Thornber

Wife
Male

John

Thornber

Son
Male

Fred

Thornber

Son
Female

Annie

Thornber

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Jones

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thornber
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Rimington, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thornber

Head

Married

34

1847

Rimington, Yorkshire, England

Agnes

Thornber

Wife

Married

30

1851

Barrowford, Lancashire, England

John

Thornber

Son

Single

6

1875

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Fred

Thornber

Son

Single

3

1878

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Annie

Thornber

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Jones

Servant

Single

15

1866

Norbury, Shropshire, England

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