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Household of William Thornton (born 1844, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Monifieth, 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 1844 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie Thornton, born in 1846 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 8 children; Robert (born 1866 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Annie (born 1868 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1869 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in England), Jessie (born 1876 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1877 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1879 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Harriet (born 1881 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Thornton's household

Male

William

Thornton

Head
Female

Jessie

Thornton

Wife
Male

Robert

Thornton

Son
Female

Annie

Thornton

Daughter
Male

David

Thornton

Son
Female

Margaret

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Thornton

Daughter
Male

William

Thornton

Son
Male

James

Thornton

Son
Female

Harriet

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Dundee, 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

37

1844

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Thornton

Wife

Married

35

1846

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Thornton

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie

Thornton

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Thornton

Son

-

12

1869

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Thornton

Daughter

-

8

1873

England

Jessie

Thornton

Daughter

-

5

1876

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Thornton

Son

-

4

1877

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Thornton

Son

-

2

1879

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Harriet

Thornton

Daughter

-

0

1881

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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