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Household of Thomas Thornton (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Thornton, born in 1828 in Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Alice Thornton, born in 1832 in Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Ellen (born 1857 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1862 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Bannister (born 1864 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), John (born 1866 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), James (born 1868 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1871 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Martha (born 1874 in Burnley, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Jane, born 1880 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Thornton's household

Male

Thomas

Thornton

Head
Female

Alice

Thornton

Wife
Female

Ellen

Holden

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Thornton

Son
Male

Bannister

Thornton

Son
Male

John

Thornton

Son
Male

James

Thornton

Son
Female

Mary

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Martha

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Jane

Holden

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thornton

Head

Married

53

1828

Lancashire, England

Alice

Thornton

Wife

Married

49

1832

Lancashire, England

Ellen

Holden

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Thornton

Son

Single

19

1862

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Bannister

Thornton

Son

Single

17

1864

Burnley, Lancashire, England

John

Thornton

Son

Single

15

1866

Burnley, Lancashire, England

James

Thornton

Son

Single

13

1868

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thornton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Martha

Thornton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Jane

Holden

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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