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Household of John Thornton (born 1826, Lancashire)

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

John Thornton and 12 other people are on this record


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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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