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Household of George Thompson (born 1820, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

George Thompson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Thompson, born in 1820 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. George was the head of the household, married to Harriet Thompson, born in 1829 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1854 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1858 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1861 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) and Lemuel (born 1863 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Servant, Fanny (born 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), George's Boarder, William (born 1860 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), George's Lodger, Howard Hibernia (born 1842 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and George's Lodger Wife, Rosetta King (born 1852 in London, Middlesex, England).


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George Thompson's household

Male

George

Thompson

Head
Female

Harriet

Thompson

Wife
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Male

Lemuel

Thompson

Son
Female

Fanny

Golland

Servant
Male

William

Walsh

Boarder
Male

Howard Hibernia

Colpoys

Lodger
Female

Rosetta King

Colpoys

Lodger Wife
First name(s) George
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Thompson

Head

Married

61

1820

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Thompson

Wife

Married

52

1829

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

James

Thompson

Son

Single

27

1854

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

23

1858

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

20

1861

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Lemuel

Thompson

Son

Single

18

1863

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Golland

Servant

Single

14

1867

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Walsh

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Howard Hibernia

Colpoys

Lodger

Married

39

1842

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Rosetta King

Colpoys

Lodger Wife

Married

29

1852

London, Middlesex, England

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