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Household of John Thompson (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Cheshire,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.

John Thompson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1829 in Greenside, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Harriet Thompson, born in 1831 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Ernest A (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Harriet A (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Olive (born 1808 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England), John's Sister, Mary (born 1844 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England), John's Nephew, Fred (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Nephew, Walter (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Niece, Emma (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Nephew, Ernest (born 1879 in Sale, Cheshire, England) and John's Servant, Bessy (born 1853 in Cornwall, England).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Harriet

Thompson

Wife
Male

Ernest A

Thompson

Son
Female

Harriet A

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Olive

Beswick

Mother
Female

Mary

Oldfield

Sister
Male

Fred

Oldfield

Nephew
Male

Walter

Oldfield

Nephew
Female

Emma

Oldfield

Niece
Male

Ernest

Oldfield

Nephew
Female

Bessy

West

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Greenside, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

52

1829

Greenside, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Thompson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Ernest A

Thompson

Son

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Harriet A

Thompson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Olive

Beswick

Mother

Widow

73

1808

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Mary

Oldfield

Sister

Married

37

1844

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Fred

Oldfield

Nephew

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Walter

Oldfield

Nephew

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emma

Oldfield

Niece

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Oldfield

Nephew

Single

2

1879

Sale, Cheshire, England

Bessy

West

Servant

Single

28

1853

Cornwall, England

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