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Household of John Thompson (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1837 in Overton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thompson, born in 1837 in Middleton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Henry B (born 1859 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), Ann J (born 1873 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Maud (born 1875 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Ernest (born 1877 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Stanley (born 1878 in Lancashire, England) and James (born 1880 in Preston, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Ellen Simons, born in 1860 in Southsea, Hampshire, England.


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife
Male

Henry B

Thompson

Son
Female

Ann J

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Maud

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Thompson

Son
Male

Stanley

Thompson

Son
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Female

Ellen

Simons

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Overton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

44

1837

Overton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Henry B

Thompson

Son

Single

22

1859

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Ann J

Thompson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Maud

Thompson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Ernest

Thompson

Son

Single

4

1877

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Stanley

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

James

Thompson

Son

Single

1

1880

Preston, Dorset, England

Ellen

Simons

Servant

Single

21

1860

Southsea, Hampshire, England

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