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Household of Thomas Thornton (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Thornton, born in 1838 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thornton, born in 1841 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 9 children; Mary A (born 1859 in Salford, Lancashire, England), William (born 1862 in Salford, Lancashire, England), George (born 1864 in Salford, Lancashire, England), John (born 1867 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1869 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1875 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Benjamin (born 1877 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1880 in Salford, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Thornton's household

Male

Thomas

Thornton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thornton

Wife
Female

Mary A

Thornton

Daughter
Male

William

Thornton

Son
Male

George

Thornton

Son
Male

John

Thornton

Son
Female

Jane

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Thornton

Son
Male

Richard

Thornton

Son
Male

Benjamin

Thornton

Son
Male

Henry

Thornton

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Salford, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thornton

Head

Married

43

1838

Salford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thornton

Wife

Married

40

1841

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Thornton

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Salford, Lancashire, England

William

Thornton

Son

Single

19

1862

Salford, Lancashire, England

George

Thornton

Son

Single

17

1864

Salford, Lancashire, England

John

Thornton

Son

Single

14

1867

Salford, Lancashire, England

Jane

Thornton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Salford, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Thornton

Son

Single

9

1872

Salford, Lancashire, England

Richard

Thornton

Son

Single

6

1875

Salford, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Thornton

Son

Single

4

1877

Salford, Lancashire, England

Henry

Thornton

Son

Single

1

1880

Salford, Lancashire, England

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