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Household of Thomas Thornton (born 1816, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Cheshire, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Thornton, born in 1816 in Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, consisted of 3 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; George, born 1853 in Hyde, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Daughter In Law, Elizabeth A Thornton, born in 1854 in Hyde, Cheshire, England.


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Thomas Thornton's household

Male

Thomas

Thornton

Head
Male

George

Thornton

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Thornton

Daughter In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thornton

Head

Widower

65

1816

Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England

George

Thornton

Son

Married

28

1853

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth A

Thornton

Daughter In Law

Married

27

1854

Hyde, Cheshire, England

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