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Household of Wilson Thornton (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Wilson Thornton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Wilson Thornton, born in 1838 in Drightlington, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Wilson was the head of the household, married to Mary Thornton, born in 1838 in Drightlington, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah (born 1860 in Bradford, Devon, England), Fred (born 1865 in Bradford, Devon, England), Jane A (born 1868 in Bradford, Devon, England) and Kate (born 1870 in Bradford, Devon, England).


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Wilson Thornton's household

Male

Wilson

Thornton

Head
Female

Mary

Thornton

Wife
Female

Sarah

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Fred

Thornton

Son
Female

Jane A

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Kate

Thornton

Daughter
First name(s) Wilson
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Drightlington, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Wilson

Thornton

Head

Married

43

1838

Drightlington, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Thornton

Wife

Married

43

1838

Drightlington, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Thornton

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Bradford, Devon, England

Fred

Thornton

Son

Single

16

1865

Bradford, Devon, England

Jane A

Thornton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bradford, Devon, England

Kate

Thornton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bradford, Devon, England

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