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Household of Thomas Thornley (born 1853, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 Thornley and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Thornley, born in 1853 in Warrington, Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Thornley, born in 1839 in Middleton, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; George (born 1862 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1865 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1868 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Susanna (born 1871 in Lancashire, England), William (born 1876 in Lancashire, England), John (born 1880 in Bickershaw, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1860 in Paisley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Richard Higham, born in 1851 in Hyde, Cheshire, England.


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Thomas Thornley's household

Male

Thomas

Thornley

Head
Female

Mary

Thornley

Wife
Male

George

Aspinall

Son
Male

Henry

Aspinall

Son
Female

Mary

Aspinall

Daughter
Female

Susanna

Aspinall

Daughter
Male

William

Aspinall

Son
Male

John

Horricks Or Hiorako

Son
Male

William

Horricks Or Hiorako

Son
Male

Richard

Higham

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thornley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Warrington, Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thornley

Head

Married

28

1853

Warrington, Cheshire, England

Mary

Thornley

Wife

Married

42

1839

Middleton, Lancashire, England

George

Aspinall

Son

Single

19

1862

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Henry

Aspinall

Son

Single

16

1865

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Aspinall

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Susanna

Aspinall

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Lancashire, England

William

Aspinall

Son

Single

5

1876

Lancashire, England

John

Horricks Or Hiorako

Son

Single

1

1880

Bickershaw, Lancashire, England

William

Horricks Or Hiorako

Son

Single

21

1860

Paisley, Lancashire, England

Richard

Higham

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Hyde, Cheshire, England

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