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Household of John Thompson (born 1821, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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 1821 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Thompson, born in 1820 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Martha (born 1846 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Ann (born 1848 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1850 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and Philip (born 1855 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Emily Jane, born 1869 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Elias Vernon, born in 1864 in Prestbury, Cheshire, England.


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Hannah

Thompson

Wife
Female

Martha

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Philip

Thompson

Son
Female

Emily Jane

Thompson

Grand Daughter
Male

Elias

Vernon

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

60

1821

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Thompson

Wife

Married

61

1820

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Martha

Thompson

Daughter

Single

35

1846

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Ann

Thompson

Daughter

Single

33

1848

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Mary

Thompson

Daughter

Single

31

1850

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Philip

Thompson

Son

Single

26

1855

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Emily Jane

Thompson

Grand Daughter

Single

12

1869

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Elias

Vernon

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Prestbury, Cheshire, England

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