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Household of William Thornton (born 1836, Middlesex)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thornton, born in 1836 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Thornton, born in 1843 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; Dorothy, born 1880 in Brighton, Sussex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Daughter, Ethel (born 1866 in Brighton, Sussex, England), William's Servant, Topsy (born 1860 in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England), William's Servant, Sarah (born 1854 in Sussex, England) and William's Servant, Sarah (born 1864 in Sussex, England).
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William Thornton's household
William
Thornton
Head
Charlotte
Thornton
Wife
Ethel
Foakes
Step Daughter
Dorothy
Thornton
Daughter
Topsy
Scales
Servant
Sarah
Stevens
Servant
Sarah
Greenfield
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | London, Middlesex, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Thornton | Head | Married | 45 | 1836 | London, Middlesex, England | |
Charlotte | Thornton | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | London, Middlesex, England | |
Ethel | Foakes | Step Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Brighton, Sussex, England | |
Dorothy | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Brighton, Sussex, England | |
Topsy | Scales | Servant | Single | 21 | 1860 | Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England | |
Sarah | Stevens | Servant | Single | 27 | 1854 | Sussex, England | |
Sarah | Greenfield | Servant | Single | 17 | 1864 | Sussex, England |
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