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Household of Thomas Thornton (born 1830, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, London,Middlesex, 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 Thornton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Thornton, born in 1830 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Caroline Thornton, born in 1832 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1863 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Louisa (born 1867 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1869 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Alice (born 1873 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).


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Thomas Thornton's household

Male

Thomas

Thornton

Head
Female

Caroline

Thornton

Wife
Male

Thomas

Thornton

Son
Female

Louisa

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Emma

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Alice

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thornton

Head

Married

51

1830

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Thornton

Wife

Married

49

1832

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Thornton

Son

Single

18

1863

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Thornton

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Emma

Thornton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Alice

Thornton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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