Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Thornton (born 1851, Leicestershire Leicester)

1911 Census For England & Wales in Leicester, Leicestershire

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

The 1911 Census took place on April 2nd and contains information about each household in England and Wales. It was the first census to retain householders’ handwritten entries, and is full of unusual and amusing additions.

James Thornton and 7 other people are on this record


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Thornton's household

Male

James

Thornton

Head
Female

Louisa

Thornton

Wife
Male

James Edwin

Thornton

Son
Male

Arthur

Thornton

Son
Male

Alfred

Thornton

Son
Male

Ernest

Thornton

Grand - Son
Female

Doris

Jones

Grand - Daughter
Female

Florence

Jones

Grand - Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1851
Birth place Leicestershire Leicester

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thornton

Head

Married

60

1851

Leicestershire Leicester

Louisa

Thornton

Wife

Married

59

1852

Leicestershire Leicester

James Edwin

Thornton

Son

Widower

34

1877

Leicestershire Leicester

Arthur

Thornton

Son

Single

21

1890

Leicestershire Leicester

Alfred

Thornton

Son

Single

19

1892

Leicestershire Leicester

Ernest

Thornton

Grand - Son

-

12

1899

Leicestershire Leicester

Doris

Jones

Grand - Daughter

-

9

1902

Leicestershire Leicester

Florence

Jones

Grand - Daughter

-

4

1907

Leicestershire Leicester

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1911 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Thornton in Leicester in 1911, and follow the Thornton family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Thornton

We’ve found James Thornton in 238 family trees. Find out more about James Thornton's household and view the Thornton family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1911 Census