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Household of Thomas Thornton (born 1837, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Thornton, born in 1837 in Sydenham, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thornton, born in 1833 in Bury, Suffolk, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1863 in Sydenham, Kent, England), Alice (born 1868 in Sydenham, Kent, England), Caroline (born 1871 in Sydenham, Kent, England), James (born 1875 in Sydenham, Kent, England), William (born 1878 in Sydenham, Kent, England) and Frederick (born 1881 in Sydenham, Kent, England).


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Thomas Thornton's household

Male

Thomas

Thornton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thornton

Wife
Male

Thomas

Thornton

Son
Female

Alice

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Thornton

Daughter
Male

James

Thornton

Son
Male

William

Thornton

Son
Male

Frederick

Thornton

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Sydenham, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thornton

Head

Married

44

1837

Sydenham, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Thornton

Wife

Married

48

1833

Bury, Suffolk, England

Thomas

Thornton

Son

Single

18

1863

Sydenham, Kent, England

Alice

Thornton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sydenham, Kent, England

Caroline

Thornton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sydenham, Kent, England

James

Thornton

Son

Single

6

1875

Sydenham, Kent, England

William

Thornton

Son

Single

3

1878

Sydenham, Kent, England

Frederick

Thornton

Son

Single

0

1881

Sydenham, Kent, England

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