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Household of William Thornton (born 1807, 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 1807 in Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thornton, born in 1831 in -. They had 3 children; Violet (born 1871 in Yorkshire, England), William (born 1872 in Yorkshire, England) and Alice (born 1873 in Yorkshire, England).


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William Thornton's household

Male

William

Thornton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thornton

Wife
Female

Violet

Thornton

Daughter
Male

William

Thornton

Son
Female

Alice

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place 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

74

1807

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Thornton

Wife

Married

50

1831

-

Violet

Thornton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Yorkshire, England

William

Thornton

Son

Single

9

1872

Yorkshire, England

Alice

Thornton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Yorkshire, England

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