In the 1911 census Station Road, Elmton Road, Creswell, Elmton, Nottinghamshire.
Head William Thornley, age 51, coal miner, worker, born Bolsover, Derbyshire.
Wife Sarah Elizabeth Thornley, age 48, married 25 years, 3 children born alive, 2 still living, house wife, born Lanenien?
Son Arthur Valentin Thornley, age 22, single, miner, worker, born Bolsover, Derbyshire
Son Wilfred Watson Thornley, age 18, single, miner, worker, born Bolsover, Derbyshire.
Mother Ann Thornley, age 78, widow, born Warsop, Nottinghamshire.