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Household of John Thompson (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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.

John Thompson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1832 in Keighley, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Matilda (born 1863 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Martha (born 1865 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Sarah (born 1869 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Louisa (born 1875 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Ada (born 1878 in Woolwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Harmon Schrapel, born in 1831 in Germany.


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Matilda

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Martha

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Ada

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Harmon

Schrapel

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Widower

49

1832

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Matilda

Thompson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Plumstead, Kent, England

Martha

Thompson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Plumstead, Kent, England

Sarah

Thompson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Plumstead, Kent, England

Louisa

Thompson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Woolwich, Kent, England

Ada

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Woolwich, Kent, England

Harmon

Schrapel

Lodger

Widower

50

1831

Germany

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