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Household of William H Thornton (born 1834, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edmonton, Middlesex, 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.

William H Thornton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Thornton, born in 1834 in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, consisted of 9 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Mary Thornton, born in 1834 in Islington, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Jessie M (born 1862 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Mabel C (born 1873 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were William H's Visitor, Sarah E (born 1837 in -), William H's -, Arthur G (born 1859 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England), William H's -, Edward C (born 1863 in City of London, Middlesex, England), William H's Servant, Edith (born 1861 in Shefford, Cambridgeshire, England) and William H's Servant, Ellen (born 1867 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England).


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William H Thornton's household

Male

William H

Thornton

Head
Female

Mary

Thornton

Wife
Female

Jessie M

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Mabel C

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Price

Visitor
Male

Arthur G

Alford

-
Male

Edward C

Harding

-
Female

Edith

Payne

Servant
Female

Ellen

Burgoyne

Servant
First name(s) William H
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Thornton

Head

Married

47

1834

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England

Mary

Thornton

Wife

Married

47

1834

Islington, Middlesex, England

Jessie M

Thornton

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Islington, Middlesex, England

Mabel C

Thornton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

-

Sarah E

Price

Visitor

Widow

44

1837

-

Arthur G

Alford

-

Single

22

1859

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Edward C

Harding

-

Single

18

1863

City of London, Middlesex, England

Edith

Payne

Servant

Single

20

1861

Shefford, Cambridgeshire, England

Ellen

Burgoyne

Servant

Single

14

1867

Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England

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