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Household of Thomas Thornton (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1841 in Elland, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Maria Thornton, born in 1838 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Kezia (born 1862 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1863 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), James (born 1867 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1870 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England), Eliza (born 1872 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England), Wilson (born 1874 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1877 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England) and Charlotte (born 1879 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Thornton's household

Male

Thomas

Thornton

Head
Female

Maria

Thornton

Wife
Female

Kezia

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thornton

Daughter
Male

James

Thornton

Son
Female

Alice

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Wilson

Thornton

Son
Male

Walter

Thornton

Son
Female

Charlotte

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Elland, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thornton

Head

Married

40

1841

Elland, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Thornton

Wife

Married

43

1838

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Kezia

Thornton

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thornton

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Burnley, Lancashire, England

James

Thornton

Son

Single

14

1867

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Thornton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Thornton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

Wilson

Thornton

Son

Single

7

1874

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Thornton

Son

Single

4

1877

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte

Thornton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

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