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Household of William Norton (born 1828, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Truro, Cornwall, 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 Norton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Norton, born in 1828 in Braunston, Northamptonshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Amelia Norton, born in 1826 in Truro, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1858 in Truro, Cornwall, England), Alfred (born 1861 in Truro, Cornwall, England), Amy (born 1863 in Truro, Cornwall, England), Herbert (born 1865 in Truro, Cornwall, England) and Stanley (born 1870 in Truro, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Harriet E (born 1835 in Truro, Cornwall, England), William's Servant, Mary (born 1856 in Blackwater, Cornwall, England) and William's Servant, Harriet A (born 1860 in Kenwyn, Cornwall, England).


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William Norton's household

Male

William

Norton

Head
Female

Amelia

Norton

Wife
Male

William

Norton

Son
Male

Alfred

Norton

Son
Female

Amy

Norton

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Norton

Son
Male

Stanley

Norton

Son
Female

Harriet E

Norton

Sister In Law
Female

Mary

Holman

Servant
Female

Harriet A

Burrows

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Norton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Braunston, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Norton

Head

Married

53

1828

Braunston, Northamptonshire, England

Amelia

Norton

Wife

Married

55

1826

Truro, Cornwall, England

William

Norton

Son

Single

23

1858

Truro, Cornwall, England

Alfred

Norton

Son

Single

20

1861

Truro, Cornwall, England

Amy

Norton

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Truro, Cornwall, England

Herbert

Norton

Son

Single

16

1865

Truro, Cornwall, England

Stanley

Norton

Son

Single

11

1870

Truro, Cornwall, England

Harriet E

Norton

Sister In Law

Single

46

1835

Truro, Cornwall, England

Mary

Holman

Servant

Single

25

1856

Blackwater, Cornwall, England

Harriet A

Burrows

Servant

Single

21

1860

Kenwyn, Cornwall, England

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