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Household of John Thompson (born 1840, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1840 in Warwickshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rhoda Thompson, born in 1838 in Hartshill, Warwickshire, England. They had 6 children; Walter (born 1867 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), Martha (born 1870 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), Emma (born 1871 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1872 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), Alice (born 1877 in Burton, Staffordshire, England) and Ann (born 1880 in Burton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother, George Thompson, born in 1852 in Bramcote, Warwickshire, England.


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Rhoda

Thompson

Wife
Male

Walter

Thompson

Son
Female

Martha

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Thompson

Daughter
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Female

Alice

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Thompson

Daughter
Male

George

Thompson

Brother
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Warwickshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

41

1840

Warwickshire, England

Rhoda

Thompson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Hartshill, Warwickshire, England

Walter

Thompson

Son

Single

14

1867

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Martha

Thompson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Emma

Thompson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Burton, Staffordshire, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

9

1872

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Thompson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Ann

Thompson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Burton, Staffordshire, England

George

Thompson

Brother

Single

29

1852

Bramcote, Warwickshire, England

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