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Household of William Thornton (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1844 in Colne, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susan H Thornton, born in 1839 in Kensington, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1868 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England), Henry (born 1870 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England), Edwin (born 1873 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England), Frederick (born 1876 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England) and George Wm (born 1879 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England).


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William Thornton's household

Male

William

Thornton

Head
Female

Susan H

Thornton

Wife
Female

Mary A

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Henry

Thornton

Son
Male

Edwin

Thornton

Son
Male

Frederick

Thornton

Son
Male

George Wm

Thornton

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Colne, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thornton

Head

Married

37

1844

Colne, Lancashire, England

Susan H

Thornton

Wife

Married

42

1839

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Thornton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Thornton

Son

Single

11

1870

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Edwin

Thornton

Son

Single

8

1873

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Frederick

Thornton

Son

Single

5

1876

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

George Wm

Thornton

Son

Single

2

1879

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

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