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Household of Thomas Thornton (born 1817, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Thornton, born in 1817 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Peter (born 1848 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Cathe (born 1854 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Jean Armstrong, born in 1806 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Thornton's household

Male

Thomas

Thornton

Head
Male

Peter

Thornton

Son
Female

Cathe

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Jean

Armstrong

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thornton

Head

Widower

64

1817

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Peter

Thornton

Son

Unmarried

33

1848

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Cathe

Thornton

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jean

Armstrong

Servant

-

75

1806

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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