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Household of William Thornber (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, Lancashire, 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 Thornber and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thornber, born in 1847 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Thornber, born in 1850 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Ellen (born 1871 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Nancy (born 1873 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Michael (born 1874 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Edmonson (born 1876 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Wilkinson (born 1879 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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William Thornber's household

Male

William

Thornber

Head
Female

Jane

Thornber

Wife
Female

Ellen

Thornber

Daughter
Female

Nancy

Thornber

Daughter
Male

Michael

Thornber

Son
Male

Edmonson

Thornber

Son
Male

Wilkinson

Thornber

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thornber

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Thornber
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thornber

Head

Married

34

1847

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Jane

Thornber

Wife

Married

31

1850

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Thornber

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Thornber

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Michael

Thornber

Son

Single

7

1874

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Edmonson

Thornber

Son

Single

5

1876

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Wilkinson

Thornber

Son

Single

2

1879

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thornber

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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