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Household of Edward Thompson (born 1847, 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.

Edward Thompson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Thompson, born in 1847 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Alice Thompson, born in 1842 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Eliza Anne (born 1868 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1873 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1878 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1880 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Lodger, Mary Ann Gregson, born in 1856 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England.


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Edward Thompson's household

Male

Edward

Thompson

Head
Female

Alice

Thompson

Wife
Female

Eliza Anne

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Thompson

Son
Male

Robert

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Gregson

Lodger
First name(s) Edward
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Thompson

Head

Married

34

1847

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Alice

Thompson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Eliza Anne

Thompson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thompson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Robert

Thompson

Son

Single

1

1880

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Gregson

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

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