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Household of Ward Thornton (born 1851, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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.
Ward Thornton and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ward Thornton, born in 1851 in Adwalton, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Ward was the head of the household, married to Mary A Thornton, born in 1849 in Adwalton, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Annie E (born 1873 in Purston Jaglin, Yorkshire, England) and Fanny Junr (born 1876 in Purston Jaglin, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ward's Visitor, Fanny Senr Thornton, born in 1860 in Adwalton, Yorkshire, England.
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Ward Thornton's household
Ward
Thornton
Head
Mary A
Thornton
Wife
Annie E
Thornton
Daughter
Fanny Junr
Thornton
Daughter
Fanny Senr
Thornton
Visitor
| First name(s) | Ward |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Adwalton, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ward | Thornton | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Adwalton, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary A | Thornton | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Adwalton, Yorkshire, England | |
Annie E | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Purston Jaglin, Yorkshire, England | |
Fanny Junr | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Purston Jaglin, Yorkshire, England | |
Fanny Senr | Thornton | Visitor | Single | 21 | 1860 | Adwalton, Yorkshire, England |
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