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Household of Tom Thornton (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Tom Thornton, born in 1847 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Tom was the head of the household, married to Ann Thornton, born in 1846 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Luke (born 1870 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1872 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Julia (born 1873 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Tom (born 1877 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1878 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Percy (born 1879 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Edgar (born 1881 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Tom's Mother, Sarah Thornton, born in 1815 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England.


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Tom Thornton's household

Male

Tom

Thornton

Head
Female

Ann

Thornton

Wife
Male

Luke

Thornton

Son
Male

Joseph

Thornton

Son
Female

Julia

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Tom

Thornton

Son
Female

Sarah

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Percy

Thornton

Son
Male

Edgar

Thornton

Son
Female

Sarah

Thornton

Mother
First name(s) Tom
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Tom

Thornton

Head

Married

34

1847

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Thornton

Wife

Married

35

1846

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Luke

Thornton

Son

Single

11

1870

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Thornton

Son

Single

9

1872

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Julia

Thornton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Thornton

Son

Single

4

1877

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Thornton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Percy

Thornton

Son

Single

2

1879

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Edgar

Thornton

Son

Single

0

1881

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Thornton

Mother

Widow

66

1815

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

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