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Household of William Thornton (born 1850, Kent)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 Thornton and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thornton, born in 1850 in Deptford, Kent, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maria Thornton, born in 1852 in Deptford, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Maria (born 1871 in Deptford, Kent, England), William (born 1873 in Deptford, Kent, England), Charles (born 1876 in Deptford, Kent, England), Robert (born 1878 in Deptford, Kent, England) and Ada (born 1881 in Deptford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Betty Webb, born in 1804 in Gosport, Hampshire, England.
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William Thornton's household
William
Thornton
Head
Maria
Thornton
Wife
Maria
Thornton
Daughter
William
Thornton
Son
Charles
Thornton
Son
Robert
Thornton
Son
Ada
Thornton
Daughter
Betty
Webb
Lodger
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Deptford, Kent, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Thornton | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Deptford, Kent, England | |
Maria | Thornton | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Deptford, Kent, England | |
Maria | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Deptford, Kent, England | |
William | Thornton | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Deptford, Kent, England | |
Charles | Thornton | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Deptford, Kent, England | |
Robert | Thornton | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Deptford, Kent, England | |
Ada | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Deptford, Kent, England | |
Betty | Webb | Lodger | Single | 77 | 1804 | Gosport, Hampshire, England |
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