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Household of John Thompson (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, 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 1849 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret R Thompson, born in 1846 in Chester, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; W R (born 1871 in Chester, Cheshire, England), R R (born 1872 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England), E M (born 1876 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England) and M (born 1881 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father, Robert (born 1816 in Old Hutton, Westmorland, England) and John's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Chester, Cheshire, England).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Margaret R

Thompson

Wife
Male

W R

Thompson

Son
Male

R R

Thompson

Son
Female

E M

Thompson

Daughter
Female

M

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thompson

Father
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Sister
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

32

1849

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret R

Thompson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Chester, Cheshire, England

W R

Thompson

Son

Single

10

1871

Chester, Cheshire, England

R R

Thompson

Son

Single

9

1872

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

E M

Thompson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

M

Thompson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Chester, Cheshire, England

Robert

Thompson

Father

Widower

65

1816

Old Hutton, Westmorland, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Sister

Single

23

1858

Chester, Cheshire, England

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