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Household of Thomas Thornton (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Thornton, born in 1829 in Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Creysida Thornton, born in 1829 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; William A (born 1852 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Ada E (born 1854 in York, Yorkshire, England), Creysida B (born 1867 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Oswald B (born 1869 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Ellis Hewitt, born in 1852 in Flintshire, Wales.


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Thomas Thornton's household

Male

Thomas

Thornton

Head
Female

Creysida

Thornton

Wife
Male

William A

Thornton

Son
Female

Ada E

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Creysida B

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Oswald B

Thornton

Son
Male

Ellis

Hewitt

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thornton

Head

Married

52

1829

Yorkshire, England

Creysida

Thornton

Wife

Married

52

1829

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William A

Thornton

Son

Single

29

1852

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ada E

Thornton

Daughter

Single

27

1854

York, Yorkshire, England

Creysida B

Thornton

Daughter

Single

14

1867

York, Yorkshire, England

Oswald B

Thornton

Son

Single

12

1869

York, Yorkshire, England

Ellis

Hewitt

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Flintshire, Wales

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