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Household of Benjamin Thompson (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

Benjamin Thompson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Thompson, born in 1839 in Harwood, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary E Thompson, born in 1844 in Church, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Alice (born 1866 in Church, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1868 in Church, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1877 in Church, Lancashire, England).


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Benjamin Thompson's household

Male

Benjamin

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary E

Thompson

Wife
Female

Alice

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Thompson

Son
Male

Thomas

Thompson

Son
Female

Ellen

Thompson

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Harwood, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Thompson

Head

Married

42

1839

Harwood, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Thompson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Church, Lancashire, England

Alice

Thompson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Church, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Thompson

Son

Single

13

1868

Church, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Thompson

Son

Single

8

1873

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Thompson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Church, Lancashire, England

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