William Rain
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Household of William Thornton (born 1839, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, Durham, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thornton, born in 1839 in Trimdon, Durham, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Thornton, born in 1846 in Castle Eden, Durham, England. They had 8 children; Jane (born 1868 in Haswell, Durham, England), Robert (born 1864 in Trimdon, Durham, England), Mark (born 1869 in Haswell, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1871 in Haswell, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Haswell, Durham, England), William (born 1877 in Haswell, Durham, England), Isabella (born 1878 in Haswell, Durham, England) and Benjamin (born 1880 in Haswell, Durham, England).
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William Thornton's household
William
Thornton
Head
Mary A
Thornton
Wife
Jane
Thornton
Daughter
Robert
Thornton
Son
Mark
Thornton
Son
Margaret
Thornton
Daughter
Elizabeth
Thornton
Daughter
William
Thornton
Son
Isabella
Thornton
Daughter
Benjamin
Thornton
Son
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Trimdon, Durham, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Thornton | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Trimdon, Durham, England | |
Mary A | Thornton | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Castle Eden, Durham, England | |
Jane | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Haswell, Durham, England | |
Robert | Thornton | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | Trimdon, Durham, England | |
Mark | Thornton | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Haswell, Durham, England | |
Margaret | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Haswell, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Haswell, Durham, England | |
William | Thornton | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Haswell, Durham, England | |
Isabella | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Haswell, Durham, England | |
Benjamin | Thornton | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Haswell, Durham, England |
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