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Household of Tom Thornton (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Tom Thornton, born in 1842 in Linthwaite, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Tom was the head of the household, married to Annie Thornton, born in 1841 in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Martha (born 1868 in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England), John Wm (born 1872 in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1876 in Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England) and Lewis (born 1881 in Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Tom's Wf, Annie (born 1841 in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England) and Tom's Nephew, Willie (born 1867 in Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England).


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Tom Thornton's household

Male

Tom

Thornton

Head
Female

Annie

Thornton

Wf
Female

Martha

Thornton

Daughter
Male

John Wm

Thornton

Son
Female

Sarah

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Lewis

Thornton

Son
Male

Willie

Nichols

Nephew
First name(s) Tom
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Tom

Thornton

Head

Married

39

1842

Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Thornton

Wf

Married

40

1841

Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Thornton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

John Wm

Thornton

Son

Single

9

1872

Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Thornton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England

Lewis

Thornton

Son

Single

0

1881

Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England

Willie

Nichols

Nephew

Single

14

1867

Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England

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