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Household of William Thornton (born 1851, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Stratford, Essex, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thornton, born in 1851 in Stratford, Essex, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1871 in Stratford, Essex, England), Margaret (born 1875 in Stratford, Essex, England), Robert (born 1873 in Stratford, Essex, England), James (born 1877 in Stratford, Essex, England) and Mary (born 1879 in Stratford, Essex, England).


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William Thornton's household

Male

William

Thornton

Head
Female

Margaret

Thornton

Wife
Male

William

Thornton

Son
Female

Margaret

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thornton

Son
Male

James

Thornton

Son
Female

Mary

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Stratford, Essex, 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

Stratford, Essex, England

Margaret

Thornton

Wife

Married

30

1851

Stratford, Essex, England

William

Thornton

Son

Single

10

1871

Stratford, Essex, England

Margaret

Thornton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stratford, Essex, England

Robert

Thornton

Son

Single

8

1873

Stratford, Essex, England

James

Thornton

Son

Single

4

1877

Stratford, Essex, England

Mary

Thornton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Stratford, Essex, England

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