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Household of William Thornton (born 1817, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
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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 1817 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isobell Thornton, born in 1825 in Panbride, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Ann (born 1845 in Kinnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Isobell (born 1850 in Panbride, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1852 in Panbride, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1861 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John D (born 1864 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Maggie (born 1871 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1876 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1881 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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William Thornton's household
William
Thornton
Head
Isobell
Thornton
Wife
Ann
Thornton
Daughter
Isobell
Thornton
Daughter
James
Thornton
Son
Alexander
Thornton
Son
John D
Thornton
Son
Maggie
Scott
Granddaughter
Elizabeth
Greig
Granddaughter
Jane
Thornton
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 64 |
| Birth year | 1817 |
| Birth place | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Thornton | Head | Married | 64 | 1817 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Isobell | Thornton | Wife | Married | 56 | 1825 | Panbride, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Ann | Thornton | Daughter | Unmarried | 36 | 1845 | Kinnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Isobell | Thornton | Daughter | Unmarried | 31 | 1850 | Panbride, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
James | Thornton | Son | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Panbride, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Alexander | Thornton | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
John D | Thornton | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Maggie | Scott | Granddaughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Greig | Granddaughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jane | Thornton | Granddaughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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