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Household of William P Thornton (born 1839, Radnorshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, 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 P Thornton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William P Thornton, born in 1839 in Knighton, Radnorshire, consisted of 7 members. William P was the head of the household, married to Anise Thornton, born in 1845 in Silverdale, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Emma (born 1862 in Silverdale, Staffordshire, England), Thomas P (born 1867 in Silverdale, Staffordshire, England), Theophila (born 1871 in Silverdale, Staffordshire, England), Henry T (born 1878 in Poole, Dorset, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England).


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William P Thornton's household

Male

William P

Thornton

Head
Female

Anise

Thornton

Wife
Female

Emma

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Thomas P

Thornton

Son
Female

Theophila

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Henry T

Thornton

Son
Female

Alice

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) William P
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Knighton, Radnorshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William P

Thornton

Head

Married

42

1839

Knighton, Radnorshire, Wales

Anise

Thornton

Wife

Married

36

1845

Silverdale, Staffordshire, England

Emma

Thornton

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Silverdale, Staffordshire, England

Thomas P

Thornton

Son

Single

14

1867

Silverdale, Staffordshire, England

Theophila

Thornton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Silverdale, Staffordshire, England

Henry T

Thornton

Son

Single

3

1878

Poole, Dorset, England

Alice

Thornton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

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