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Household of Tom Hy Thornton (born 1859, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, 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.

Tom Hy Thornton and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Tom Hy Thornton, born in 1859 in Swallow Beck, Lincolnshire, consisted of 4 members. Tom Hy was the head of the household, married to Kate Thornton, born in 1859 in Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England. They had 1 child; Edith Kate, born 1881 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Tom Hy's Servant, Lucy Wattam, born in 1862 in Wainfleet St Mary, Lincolnshire, England.


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Tom Hy Thornton's household

Male

Tom Hy

Thornton

Head
Female

Kate

Thornton

Wife
Female

Edith Kate

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Wattam

Servant
First name(s) Tom Hy
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Swallow Beck, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Tom Hy

Thornton

Head

Married

22

1859

Swallow Beck, Lincolnshire, England

Kate

Thornton

Wife

Married

22

1859

Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England

Edith Kate

Thornton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Lucy

Wattam

Servant

Single

19

1862

Wainfleet St Mary, Lincolnshire, England

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