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Household of John Thornton (born 1826, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, Lancashire, 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.

John Thornton and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thornton, born in 1826 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Thornton, born in 1828 in Colne, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; John, born 1858 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Sarah Jane (born 1877 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, Margaret (born 1834 in Colne, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, John (born 1835 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, John (born 1819 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, Richard (born 1840 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, William (born 1828 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, Joseph (born 1845 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), John's Lodger, Walter (born 1857 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, Edward (born 1858 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger, John (born 1849 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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John Thornton's household

Male

John

Thornton

Head
Female

Mary

Thornton

Wife
Male

John

Thornton

Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Clarke

Niece
Female

Margaret

Wood

Lodger
Male

John

Redman

Lodger
Male

John

Halstead

Lodger
Male

Richard

Tattersall

Lodger
Male

William

Thornton

Lodger
Male

Joseph

Sykes

Lodger
Male

Walter

Chowder

Lodger
Male

Edward

Crabtree

Lodger
Male

John

Ainsworth

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thornton

Head

Married

55

1826

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thornton

Wife

Married

53

1828

Colne, Lancashire, England

John

Thornton

Son

Single

23

1858

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Clarke

Niece

Single

4

1877

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Wood

Lodger

Widow

47

1834

Colne, Lancashire, England

John

Redman

Lodger

Widower

46

1835

Burnley, Lancashire, England

John

Halstead

Lodger

Single

62

1819

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Richard

Tattersall

Lodger

Single

41

1840

Burnley, Lancashire, England

William

Thornton

Lodger

Single

53

1828

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Sykes

Lodger

Single

36

1845

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Walter

Chowder

Lodger

Married

24

1857

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Edward

Crabtree

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Burnley, Lancashire, England

John

Ainsworth

Lodger

Married

32

1849

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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