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Household of John Thompson (born 1842, 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 1842 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Thompson, born in 1848 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Margaret A (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Emley (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John Henry (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger Head, Edward (born 1849 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, Matthew (born 1860 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary

Thompson

Wife
Male

Edward

Smith

Lodger Head
Female

Martha

Smith

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Smith

Daughter
Female

Emley

Smith

Daughter
Female

Alice

Smith

Daughter
Male

John Henry

Smith

Son
Male

Matthew

Howard

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Liverpool, 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

39

1842

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thompson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Smith

Lodger Head

Married

32

1849

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Martha

Smith

Wife

Married

33

1848

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Margaret A

Smith

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Emley

Smith

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alice

Smith

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John Henry

Smith

Son

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Matthew

Howard

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Preston, Lancashire, England

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