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Household of William J Thornton (born 1853, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George Hanover Square, London,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 J Thornton and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Thornton, born in 1853 in Northleach, Gloucestershire, consisted of 3 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Emma M Thornton, born in 1857 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England. They had 1 child; William J, born 1878 in Westminster, Middlesex, England.


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William J Thornton's household

Male

William J

Thornton

Head
Female

Emma M

Thornton

Wife
Male

William J

Thornton

Son
First name(s) William J
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Northleach, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Thornton

Head

Married

28

1853

Northleach, Gloucestershire, England

Emma M

Thornton

Wife

Married

24

1857

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

William J

Thornton

Son

Single

3

1878

Westminster, Middlesex, England

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