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Household of William Thornton (born 1834, Lincolnshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thornton, born in 1834 in Lincolnshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriet Thornton, born in 1839 in Lincolnshire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1861 in Nottinghamshire, England), Emma (born 1864 in Nottinghamshire, England), William Rav (born 1874 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England) and John Ed (born 1877 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, William Wooley, born in 1851 in Stanford, Nottinghamshire, England.
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William Thornton's household
William
Thornton
Head
Harriet
Thornton
Wife
Thomas
Thornton
Son
Emma
Thornton
Daughter
William Rav
Thornton
Son
John Ed
Thornton
Son
William
Wooley
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Lincolnshire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Thornton | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Lincolnshire, England | |
Harriet | Thornton | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Lincolnshire, England | |
Thomas | Thornton | Son | Single | 20 | 1861 | Nottinghamshire, England | |
Emma | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Nottinghamshire, England | |
William Rav | Thornton | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Rotherham, Yorkshire, England | |
John Ed | Thornton | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Rotherham, Yorkshire, England | |
William | Wooley | Boarder | Single | 30 | 1851 | Stanford, Nottinghamshire, England |
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