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Household of William Thornton (born 1856, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rugby, Northamptonshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thornton, born in 1856 in Lilbourne, Northamptonshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Thornton, born in 1855 in Warwickshire, England. They had 3 children; John T (born 1876 in Lilbourne, Northamptonshire, England), Harry (born 1878 in Lilbourne, Northamptonshire, England) and Elizabeth A (born 1879 in Lilbourne, Northamptonshire, England).


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William Thornton's household

Male

William

Thornton

Head
Female

Mary

Thornton

Wife
Male

John T

Thornton

Son
Male

Harry

Thornton

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Lilbourne, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thornton

Head

Married

25

1856

Lilbourne, Northamptonshire, England

Mary

Thornton

Wife

Married

26

1855

Warwickshire, England

John T

Thornton

Son

Single

5

1876

Lilbourne, Northamptonshire, England

Harry

Thornton

Son

Single

3

1878

Lilbourne, Northamptonshire, England

Elizabeth A

Thornton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Lilbourne, Northamptonshire, England

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