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Household of Thomas Thornton (born 1822, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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 1822 in Barton on Irwell, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Mary E, born 1852 in Barton on Irwell, Lancashire, England. He had 3 grandchildren; Thomas (born 1875 in Barton on Irwell, Lancashire, England), Edmund (born 1878 in Barton on Irwell, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1880 in Barton on Irwell, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Son In Law, John Winstanley, born in 1853 in Barton on Irwell, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Thornton's household

Male

Thomas

Thornton

Head
Male

John

Winstanley

Son In Law
Female

Mary E

Winstanley

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Winstanley

Grand Son
Male

Edmund

Winstanley

Grand Son
Male

William

Winstanley

Grand Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Barton on Irwell, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thornton

Head

Widower

59

1822

Barton on Irwell, Lancashire, England

John

Winstanley

Son In Law

Married

28

1853

Barton on Irwell, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Winstanley

Daughter

Married

29

1852

Barton on Irwell, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Winstanley

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Barton on Irwell, Lancashire, England

Edmund

Winstanley

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Barton on Irwell, Lancashire, England

William

Winstanley

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Barton on Irwell, Lancashire, England

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