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Household of Thomas Thornton (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, Lancashire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Thornton, born in 1846 in Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Thornton, born in 1844 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Martha (born 1872 in Dunscar, Lancashire, England), George H (born 1874 in Dunscar, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1877 in Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1880 in Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Thornton's household

Male

Thomas

Thornton

Head
Female

Eliza

Thornton

Wife
Female

Martha

Thornton

Daughter
Male

George H

Thornton

Son
Male

Samuel

Thornton

Son
Male

Joseph

Thornton

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thornton

Head

Married

35

1846

Lancashire, England

Eliza

Thornton

Wife

Married

37

1844

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Thornton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Dunscar, Lancashire, England

George H

Thornton

Son

Single

7

1874

Dunscar, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Thornton

Son

Single

4

1877

Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Thornton

Son

Single

1

1880

Lancashire, England

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