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Household of Tom Thornton (born 1836, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Todmorden, 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.
Tom Thornton and 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Tom Thornton, born in 1836 in Almondbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. Tom was the head of the household, married to Esther Thornton, born in 1837 in Almondbury, Yorkshire, England. They had 9 children; Elizabeth (born 1857 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1860 in Almondbury, Yorkshire, England), Esther A (born 1863 in Almondbury, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1864 in Almondbury, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1867 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Fanny (born 1870 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Allan (born 1872 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1874 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England) and Fred (born 1878 in Stansfield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Tom's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Armitage, born in 1816 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England.
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Tom Thornton's household
Tom
Thornton
Head
Esther
Thornton
Wife
Elizabeth
Thornton
Daughter
Emma
Thornton
Daughter
Esther A
Thornton
Daughter
Arthur
Thornton
Son
Jane
Thornton
Daughter
Fanny
Thornton
Daughter
Allan
Thornton
Son
Ada
Thornton
Daughter
Fred
Thornton
Son
Elizabeth
Armitage
Mother In Law
| First name(s) | Tom |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | Almondbury, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom | Thornton | Head | Married | 45 | 1836 | Almondbury, Yorkshire, England | |
Esther | Thornton | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Almondbury, Yorkshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 24 | 1857 | Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England | |
Emma | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 21 | 1860 | Almondbury, Yorkshire, England | |
Esther A | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 18 | 1863 | Almondbury, Yorkshire, England | |
Arthur | Thornton | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | Almondbury, Yorkshire, England | |
Jane | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England | |
Fanny | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England | |
Allan | Thornton | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England | |
Ada | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England | |
Fred | Thornton | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Stansfield, Yorkshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Armitage | Mother In Law | Widow | 65 | 1816 | Brighouse, Yorkshire, England |
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