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Household of William Thornton (born 1848, Yorkshire)
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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thornton, born in 1848 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Thornton, born in 1850 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; Edward (born 1870 in Seaham, Durham, England), William (born 1872 in Seaham, Durham, England), Henrietta (born 1877 in Seaham, Durham, England) and Dora (born 1879 in Seaham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Jeremiah Morse, born in 1861 in York, Yorkshire, England.
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William Thornton's household
William
Thornton
Head
Dorothy
Thornton
Wife
Edward
Thornton
Son
William
Thornton
Son
Henrietta
Thornton
Daughter
Dora
Thornton
Daughter
Jeremiah
Morse
Lodger
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 33 |
| Birth year | 1848 |
| Birth place | York, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Thornton | Head | Married | 33 | 1848 | York, Yorkshire, England | |
Dorothy | Thornton | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England | |
Edward | Thornton | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Seaham, Durham, England | |
William | Thornton | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Seaham, Durham, England | |
Henrietta | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Seaham, Durham, England | |
Dora | Thornton | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Seaham, Durham, England | |
Jeremiah | Morse | Lodger | Single | 20 | 1861 | York, Yorkshire, England |
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