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Household of William Thornton (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thornton, born in 1834 in Grinton, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Anne E (born 1859 in Seaton Ross, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1867 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England). He had 3 grandchildren; Thompson (born 1876 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1878 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England) and Frederick (born 1880 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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William Thornton's household

Male

William

Thornton

Head
Female

Anne E

James

Daughter
Male

William

Thornton

Son
Male

Thompson

Thornton

Grand Son
Female

Ada

James

Grand Daughter
Male

Frederick

James

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Grinton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thornton

Head

Widower

47

1834

Grinton, Yorkshire, England

Anne E

James

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Seaton Ross, Yorkshire, England

William

Thornton

Son

Single

14

1867

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Thompson

Thornton

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ada

James

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Frederick

James

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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