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Household of Thomas Thornton (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Thornton, born in 1836 in Hull, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Louisa A Thornton, born in 1838 in Landport, Hampshire, England. They had 7 children; Thomas R S (born 1864 in Landport, Hampshire, England), George E (born 1870 in Landport, Hampshire, England), Albert W (born 1873 in Landport, Hampshire, England), Frederick H (born 1875 in Landport, Hampshire, England), Walter J (born 1876 in Landport, Hampshire, England), Edith G (born 1878 in Landport, Hampshire, England) and Leonard C F (born 1880 in Landport, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Adopted Orphan, Edward J Loney, born in 1864 in Deptford, Kent, England.


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Thomas Thornton's household

Male

Thomas

Thornton

Head
Female

Louisa A

Thornton

Wife
Male

Thomas R S

Thornton

Son
Male

George E

Thornton

Son
Male

Albert W

Thornton

Son
Male

Frederick H

Thornton

Son
Male

Walter J

Thornton

Son
Female

Edith G

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Leonard C F

Thornton

Son
Male

Edward J

Loney

Adopted Orphan
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Hull, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thornton

Head

Married

45

1836

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Louisa A

Thornton

Wife

Married

43

1838

Landport, Hampshire, England

Thomas R S

Thornton

Son

Single

17

1864

Landport, Hampshire, England

George E

Thornton

Son

Single

11

1870

Landport, Hampshire, England

Albert W

Thornton

Son

Single

8

1873

Landport, Hampshire, England

Frederick H

Thornton

Son

Single

6

1875

Landport, Hampshire, England

Walter J

Thornton

Son

Single

5

1876

Landport, Hampshire, England

Edith G

Thornton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Landport, Hampshire, England

Leonard C F

Thornton

Son

Single

1

1880

Landport, Hampshire, England

Edward J

Loney

Adopted Orphan

Single

17

1864

Deptford, Kent, England

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