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Household of Bruce Thompson (born 1843, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.

Bruce Thompson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Bruce Thompson, born in 1843 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. Bruce was the head of the household, married to Jessie Thompson, born in 1844 in Scotland. They had 4 children; John S (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William B (born 1869 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Bruce (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Margaret T (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Bruce's Brother In Law, James Tear, born in 1850 in Scotland.


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Bruce Thompson's household

Male

Bruce

Thompson

Head
Female

Jessie

Thompson

Wife
Male

John S

Thompson

Son
Male

William B

Thompson

Son
Male

Bruce

Thompson

Son
Female

Margaret T

Thompson

Daughter
Male

James

Tear

Brother In Law
First name(s) Bruce
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Bruce

Thompson

Head

Married

38

1843

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jessie

Thompson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Scotland

John S

Thompson

Son

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William B

Thompson

Son

Single

12

1869

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Bruce

Thompson

Son

Single

10

1871

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret T

Thompson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James

Tear

Brother In Law

Widower

31

1850

Scotland

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