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Household of William Thornton (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anglesey, Anglesey, Wales

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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 1844 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thornton, born in 1850 in Ireland. They had 3 children; William Joseph (born 1874 in Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales), Arthur John (born 1877 in Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales) and George Alfred (born 1879 in Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Martha Day, born in 1857 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England.


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William Thornton's household

Male

William

Thornton

Head
Female

Margaret

Thornton

Wife
Male

William Joseph

Thornton

Son
Male

Arthur John

Thornton

Son
Male

George Alfred

Thornton

Son
Female

Martha

Day

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thornton

Head

Married

37

1844

Ireland

Margaret

Thornton

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ireland

William Joseph

Thornton

Son

Single

7

1874

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales

Arthur John

Thornton

Son

Single

4

1877

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales

George Alfred

Thornton

Son

Single

2

1879

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales

Martha

Day

Visitor

Married

24

1857

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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