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Household of William Thornton (born 1839, Kent)

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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thornton, born in 1839 in Leeds, Kent, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Thornton, born in 1842 in Bedfordshire, England. They had 6 children; Charles (born 1862 in Bedfordshire, England), Harrison (born 1865 in Bedfordshire, England), Mary H (born 1866 in Bedfordshire, England), Emma (born 1869 in Bedfordshire, England), Florance (born 1873 in Bedfordshire, England) and Nora (born 1880 in Bedfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Miranda Turner, born in 1862 in Bedfordshire, England.


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William Thornton's household

Male

William

Thornton

Head
Female

Mary

Thornton

Wife
Male

Charles

Thornton

Son
Male

Harrison

Thornton

Son
Female

Mary H

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Emma

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Florance

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Nora

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Miranda

Turner

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Leeds, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thornton

Head

Married

42

1839

Leeds, Kent, England

Mary

Thornton

Wife

Married

39

1842

Bedfordshire, England

Charles

Thornton

Son

Single

19

1862

Bedfordshire, England

Harrison

Thornton

Son

Single

16

1865

Bedfordshire, England

Mary H

Thornton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bedfordshire, England

Emma

Thornton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bedfordshire, England

Florance

Thornton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bedfordshire, England

Nora

Thornton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bedfordshire, England

Miranda

Turner

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Bedfordshire, England

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