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Household of William Thornton (born 1847, Yorkshire)
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 1847 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Fanny Thornton, born in 1842 in Eckington, Derbyshire, England. They had 5 children; Tom (born 1873 in Walthamstow, Essex, England), Ernest (born 1874 in Walthamstow, Essex, England), Herbert (born 1877 in Walthamstow, Essex, England), Kate (born 1878 in Walthamstow, Essex, England) and Ethel (born 1880 in Walthamstow, Essex, England).
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William Thornton's household
William
Thornton
Head
Fanny
Thornton
Wife
Tom
Thornton
Son
Ernest
Thornton
Son
Herbert
Thornton
Son
Kate
Thornton
Daughter
Ethel
Thornton
Daughter
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Halifax, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Thornton | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Halifax, Yorkshire, England | |
Fanny | Thornton | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Eckington, Derbyshire, England | |
Tom | Thornton | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Walthamstow, Essex, England | |
Ernest | Thornton | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Walthamstow, Essex, England | |
Herbert | Thornton | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Walthamstow, Essex, England | |
Kate | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Walthamstow, Essex, England | |
Ethel | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Walthamstow, Essex, England |
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