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Household of Walter Thornton (born 1836, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipton, 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.
Walter Thornton and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Thornton, born in 1836 in Carleton, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Ann Thornton, born in 1837 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1857 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1872 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1877 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England) and John Robert (born 1879 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Boarder, Martha Watson, born in 1857 in Carleton, Yorkshire, England.
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Walter Thornton's household
Walter
Thornton
Head
Ann
Thornton
Wife
Elizabeth
Neaves
Daughter
Thomas
Thornton
Son
Elizabeth A
Thornton
Daughter
Ada
Thornton
Daughter
John Robert
Thornton
Son
Martha
Watson
Boarder
| First name(s) | Walter |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | Carleton, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walter | Thornton | Head | Married | 45 | 1836 | Carleton, Yorkshire, England | |
Ann | Thornton | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Skipton, Yorkshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Neaves | Daughter | Married | 24 | 1857 | Skipton, Yorkshire, England | |
Thomas | Thornton | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Skipton, Yorkshire, England | |
Elizabeth A | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Skipton, Yorkshire, England | |
Ada | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Skipton, Yorkshire, England | |
John Robert | Thornton | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Skipton, Yorkshire, England | |
Martha | Watson | Boarder | Single | 24 | 1857 | Carleton, Yorkshire, England |
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