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Household of Thomas Thornton (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, 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 1852 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 3 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thornton, born in 1853 in Ireland.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Brother, Richard Thornton, born in 1860 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Thornton's household

Male

Thomas

Thornton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thornton

Wife
Male

Richard

Thornton

Brother
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thornton

Head

Married

29

1852

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thornton

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ireland

Richard

Thornton

Brother

Single

21

1860

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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