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Household of Thomas Thornton (born 1848, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitechapel, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Thornton, born in 1848 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thornton, born in 1846 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Harriet (born 1871 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Caroline (born 1875 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Stepson, Thomas (born 1860 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Thomas's Stepson, John (born 1862 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).


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Thomas Thornton's household

Male

Thomas

Thornton

Head
Female

Sarah

Thornton

Wife
Male

Thomas

Hunt

Stepson
Male

John

Hunt

Stepson
Female

Harriet

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Thornton

Son
Female

Caroline

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thornton

Head

Married

33

1848

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Thornton

Wife

Married

35

1846

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Hunt

Stepson

Single

21

1860

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

John

Hunt

Stepson

Single

19

1862

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Harriet

Thornton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Thornton

Son

Single

8

1873

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Thornton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

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