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Household of Thomas Thornton (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Thornton, born in 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Amy H (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Elizabeth Johnson, born in 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Thornton's household

Male

Thomas

Thornton

Head
Female

Mary A

Thornton

Wife
Female

Amy H

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Johnson

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Manchester, 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

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Thornton

Wife

Married

31

1850

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Amy H

Thornton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Thornton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thornton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Johnson

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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