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Household of Thomas Thornton (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ulverston, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Thornton, born in 1852 in Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Thornton, born in 1857 in Brownedge, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1877 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England), James T (born 1879 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Cartmel, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Thornton's household

Male

Thomas

Thornton

Head
Female

Dorothy

Thornton

Wife
Male

Thomas

Thornton

Son
Male

James T

Thornton

Son
Female

Alice

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Thornton

Head

Married

29

1852

Lancashire, England

Dorothy

Thornton

Wife

Married

24

1857

Brownedge, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Thornton

Son

Single

4

1877

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

James T

Thornton

Son

Single

2

1879

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Alice

Thornton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Cartmel, Lancashire, England

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