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Household of Thomas Thornton (born 1847, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Thornton, born in 1847 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Maria Thornton, born in 1849 in Pembrokeshire, Wales. They had 7 children; Ernest G (born 1870 in Gillingham, Kent, England), Alice M (born 1872 in Gillingham, Kent, England), Winnie E (born 1874 in Gillingham, Kent, England), Florence M (born 1876 in Gillingham, Kent, England), Maria (born 1878 in Gillingham, Kent, England), Thomas W (born 1880 in Gillingham, Kent, England) and Sidney J (born 1881 in Gillingham, Kent, England).


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Thomas Thornton's household

Male

Thomas

Thornton

Head
Female

Maria

Thornton

Wife
Male

Ernest G

Thornton

Son
Female

Alice M

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Winnie E

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Florence M

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Maria

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Thomas W

Thornton

Son
Male

Sidney J

Thornton

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place St Albans, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thornton

Head

Married

34

1847

St Albans, Hertfordshire, England

Maria

Thornton

Wife

Married

32

1849

Pembrokeshire, Wales

Ernest G

Thornton

Son

Single

11

1870

Gillingham, Kent, England

Alice M

Thornton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Gillingham, Kent, England

Winnie E

Thornton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Gillingham, Kent, England

Florence M

Thornton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Gillingham, Kent, England

Maria

Thornton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Gillingham, Kent, England

Thomas W

Thornton

Son

Single

1

1880

Gillingham, Kent, England

Sidney J

Thornton

Son

Single

0

1881

Gillingham, Kent, England

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