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Household of Thomas Thornton (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Downham, Norfolk, England

Thomas Thornton and 15 other people are on this record


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Thomas Thornton's household

Male

Thomas

Thornton

Head
Female

Catherine E

Thornton

Wife
Female

Edith M

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Hugh A

Thornton

Son
Female

Sarah C

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Thomas G

Thornton

Son
Male

Philip

Thornton

Son
Male

Edward N

Thornton

Son
Male

Richard

Thornton

Son
Female

Dorothy

Thornton

Daughter
Female

Bertha A

Porter

Governess
Female

Matilda

Durrant

Nurse
Female

Elizabeth

Nurse

Servant
Female

Elizabeth A

Boddy

Servant
Female

Mary

Bird

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Webb

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thornton

Head

Married

41

1840

Yorkshire, England

Catherine E

Thornton

Wife

Married

31

1850

West Dereham, Norfolk, England

Edith M

Thornton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wereham, Norfolk, England

Hugh A

Thornton

Son

Single

8

1873

Wereham, Norfolk, England

Sarah C

Thornton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wereham, Norfolk, England

Thomas G

Thornton

Son

Single

6

1875

Wereham, Norfolk, England

Philip

Thornton

Son

Single

4

1877

Wereham, Norfolk, England

Edward N

Thornton

Son

Single

2

1879

Wereham, Norfolk, England

Richard

Thornton

Son

Single

1

1880

Wereham, Norfolk, England

Dorothy

Thornton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wereham, Norfolk, England

Bertha A

Porter

Governess

Single

25

1856

Wretton, Norfolk, England

Matilda

Durrant

Nurse

Single

24

1857

Wereham, Norfolk, England

Elizabeth

Nurse

Servant

Single

21

1860

West Dereham, Norfolk, England

Elizabeth A

Boddy

Servant

Widow

55

1826

South Creake, Norfolk, England

Mary

Bird

Servant

Single

19

1862

Shouldham, Norfolk, England

Elizabeth

Webb

Servant

Widow

52

1829

King's Lynn, Norfolk, England

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