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Household of William Thornton (born 1838, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thornton, born in 1838 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Frances Thornton, born in 1842 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Edith (born 1864 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England) and Jonathan (born 1871 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Thomas Charnock, born in 1833 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England.


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William Thornton's household

Male

William

Thornton

Head
Female

Frances

Thornton

Wife
Female

Edith

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Jonathan

Thornton

Son
Male

Thomas

Charnock

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thornton

Head

Married

43

1838

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Frances

Thornton

Wife

Married

39

1842

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Thornton

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Jonathan

Thornton

Son

Single

10

1871

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Charnock

Boarder

Single

48

1833

Shipley, Yorkshire, England

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