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Household of William H Thornton (born 1848, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Aston, Warwickshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Thornton, born in 1848 in Ramsgate, Kent, consisted of 8 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Clara F Thornton, born in 1844 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 3 children; Edith F (born 1873 in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England), Isabel A (born 1875 in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England) and Jessie (born 1879 in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William H's Servant, Eliza (born 1860 in Droitwich, Worcestershire, England), William H's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Aston, Warwickshire, England) and William H's Servant, Eliza (born 1861 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England).


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William H Thornton's household

Male

William H

Thornton

Head
Female

Clara F

Thornton

Wife
Female

Edith F

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Isabel A

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Wilkins

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Morris

Servant
Female

Eliza

Gibbs

Servant
First name(s) William H
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Ramsgate, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Thornton

Head

Married

33

1848

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Clara F

Thornton

Wife

Married

37

1844

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Edith F

Thornton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England

Isabel A

Thornton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England

Jessie

Thornton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England

Eliza

Wilkins

Servant

Single

21

1860

Droitwich, Worcestershire, England

Elizabeth

Morris

Servant

Single

23

1858

Aston, Warwickshire, England

Eliza

Gibbs

Servant

Single

20

1861

Warwick, Warwickshire, England

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