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Household of William Thornton (born 1851, Oxfordshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Headington, Oxfordshire, 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 1851 in Forest Hill, Oxfordshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Thornton, born in 1850 in Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1875 in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England), Edith (born 1876 in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England), Lilian (born 1878 in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England) and Beatrice (born 1880 in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Elizabeth Cramp, born in 1858 in Lambeth, Surrey, England.
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William Thornton's household
William
Thornton
Head
Eliza
Thornton
Wife
William
Thornton
Son
Edith
Thornton
Daughter
Lilian
Thornton
Daughter
Beatrice
Thornton
Daughter
Elizabeth
Cramp
Visitor
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Forest Hill, Oxfordshire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Thornton | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Forest Hill, Oxfordshire, England | |
Eliza | Thornton | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England | |
William | Thornton | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England | |
Edith | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England | |
Lilian | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England | |
Beatrice | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Cramp | Visitor | Married | 23 | 1858 | Lambeth, Surrey, England |
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