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Household of John Thompson (born 1833, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, Devon, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1833 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Thompson, born in 1843 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Herbert (born 1864 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Alfred (born 1866 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Margaret (born 1873 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Teresa (born 1879 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Mary A (born 1830 in Ireland) and John's Boarder, Bridget (born 1859 in Ireland).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Ellen

Thompson

Wife
Male

Herbert

Thompson

Son
Male

Alfred

Thompson

Son
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Teresa

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Clossey

Boarder
Female

Bridget

Harrington

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

48

1833

Plymouth, Devon, England

Ellen

Thompson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Plymouth, Devon, England

Herbert

Thompson

Son

Single

17

1864

Plymouth, Devon, England

Alfred

Thompson

Son

Single

15

1866

Plymouth, Devon, England

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Plymouth, Devon, England

Teresa

Thompson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary A

Clossey

Boarder

Married

51

1830

Ireland

Bridget

Harrington

Boarder

Married

22

1859

Ireland

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