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Household of William Thornton (born 1851, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thornton, born in 1851 in Lancaster, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Thornton, born in 1857 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; William, born 1880 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1829 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), William's Brother In Law, George (born 1854 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), William's Brother In Law, Fredrick (born 1865 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), William's Sister In Law, Martha (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William's Boarder, John (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William's Niece, Janet (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
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William Thornton's household
William
Thornton
Head
Catherine
Thornton
Wife
William
Thornton
Son
Elizabeth
Nicholson
Mother In Law
George
Nicholson
Brother In Law
Fredrick
Nicholson
Brother In Law
Martha
Nicholson
Sister In Law
John
Jones
Boarder
Janet
Nicholson
Niece
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Lancaster, Lancashire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Thornton | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Lancaster, Lancashire, England | |
Catherine | Thornton | Wife | Married | 24 | 1857 | Lancaster, Lancashire, England | |
William | Thornton | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Lancaster, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Nicholson | Mother In Law | Widow | 52 | 1829 | Lancaster, Lancashire, England | |
George | Nicholson | Brother In Law | Single | 27 | 1854 | Lancaster, Lancashire, England | |
Fredrick | Nicholson | Brother In Law | Single | 16 | 1865 | Lancaster, Lancashire, England | |
Martha | Nicholson | Sister In Law | Single | 14 | 1867 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
John | Jones | Boarder | Single | 10 | 1871 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
Janet | Nicholson | Niece | Single | 0 | 1881 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
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