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Household of William Thornton (born 1829, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bramley, 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 1829 in Low Moor, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Thornton, born in 1832 in Killinghall, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Mary H (born 1862 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), Thomas H (born 1865 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), George Hy (born 1868 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), Eleanor (born 1872 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), Houseman (born 1874 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England) and Alice (born 1877 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Step Daughter, Maria J Houseman, born in 1855 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England.
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William Thornton's household
William
Thornton
Head
Ellen
Thornton
Wife
Maria J
Houseman
Step Daughter
Mary H
Thornton
Daughter
Thomas H
Thornton
Son
George Hy
Thornton
Son
Eleanor
Thornton
Daughter
Houseman
Thornton
Son
Alice
Thornton
Daughter
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Low Moor, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Thornton | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Low Moor, Yorkshire, England | |
Ellen | Thornton | Wife | Married | 49 | 1832 | Killinghall, Yorkshire, England | |
Maria J | Houseman | Step Daughter | Single | 26 | 1855 | Hunslet, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary H | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Hunslet, Yorkshire, England | |
Thomas H | Thornton | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Hunslet, Yorkshire, England | |
George Hy | Thornton | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Hunslet, Yorkshire, England | |
Eleanor | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Hunslet, Yorkshire, England | |
Houseman | Thornton | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Hunslet, Yorkshire, England | |
Alice | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Hunslet, Yorkshire, England |
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