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Household of William Thornton (born 1851, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 1851 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Louisa Thornton, born in 1856 in Moldgreen, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Florance (born 1878 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England), Samuel (born 1879 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England) and George N (born 1880 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Norah (born 1862 in Yorkshire, England) and William's Servant, Ada (born 1867 in Dodworth, Yorkshire, England).


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William Thornton's household

Male

William

Thornton

Head
Female

Louisa

Thornton

Wife
Female

Florance

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Thornton

Son
Male

George N

Thornton

Son
Female

Norah

Shaw

Servant
Female

Ada

Ellis

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

30

1851

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Thornton

Wife

Married

25

1856

Moldgreen, Yorkshire, England

Florance

Thornton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Thornton

Son

Single

2

1879

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

George N

Thornton

Son

Single

1

1880

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

Norah

Shaw

Servant

Single

19

1862

Yorkshire, England

Ada

Ellis

Servant

Single

14

1867

Dodworth, Yorkshire, England

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