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Household of Edward J Thompson (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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.

Edward J Thompson and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward J Thompson, born in 1831 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 13 members. Edward J was the head of the household, married to I C Thompson, born in 1842 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England. They had 8 children; E J Jnr (born 1859 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England), Samuel (born 1861 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England), Kate (born 1863 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England), K (born 1865 in Timperley, Cheshire, England), W (born 1867 in Timperley, Cheshire, England), J (born 1873 in Timperley, Cheshire, England), Jane (born 1874 in Timperley, Cheshire, England) and Mary (born 1876 in Timperley, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward J's Servant, Hannah (born 1843 in Glossop, Derbyshire, England), Edward J's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Cheshire, England) and Edward J's Servant, Susan (born 1853 in Lancashire, England).


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Edward J Thompson's household

Male

Edward J

Thompson

Head
Female

I C

Thompson

Wife
Male

E J Jnr

Thompson

Son
Male

Samuel

Thompson

Son
Female

Kate

Thompson

Daughter
Male

K

Thompson

Son
Male

W

Thompson

Son
Male

J

Thompson

Son
Female

Jane

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Fletcher

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Garner

Servant
Female

Susan

Budd

Servant
First name(s) Edward J
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward J

Thompson

Head

Married

50

1831

Oldham, Lancashire, England

I C

Thompson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Altrincham, Cheshire, England

E J Jnr

Thompson

Son

Single

22

1859

Altrincham, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Thompson

Son

Single

20

1861

Altrincham, Cheshire, England

Kate

Thompson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Altrincham, Cheshire, England

K

Thompson

Son

Single

16

1865

Timperley, Cheshire, England

W

Thompson

Son

Single

14

1867

Timperley, Cheshire, England

J

Thompson

Son

Single

8

1873

Timperley, Cheshire, England

Jane

Thompson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Timperley, Cheshire, England

Mary

Thompson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Timperley, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Fletcher

Servant

Single

38

1843

Glossop, Derbyshire, England

Elizabeth

Garner

Servant

Single

25

1856

Cheshire, England

Susan

Budd

Servant

Single

28

1853

Lancashire, England

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