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Household of John Thompson (born 1853, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1853 in Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Thompson, born in 1848 in St Georges, Shropshire, England. They had 5 children; Willie O (born 1873 in United States), John Albert (born 1876 in Yorkshire, England), Maud Edna (born 1880 in Yorkshire, England), Lois Ellen (born 1878 in Yorkshire, England) and Gertrude M (born 1881 in Accrington, Lancashire, England).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Martha

Thompson

Wife
Male

Willie O

Thompson

Son
Male

John Albert

Thompson

Son
Female

Maud Edna

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Lois Ellen

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Gertrude M

Thompson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

28

1853

Yorkshire, England

Martha

Thompson

Wife

Married

33

1848

St Georges, Shropshire, England

Willie O

Thompson

Son

Single

8

1873

United States

John Albert

Thompson

Son

Single

5

1876

Yorkshire, England

Maud Edna

Thompson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Yorkshire, England

Lois Ellen

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Yorkshire, England

Gertrude M

Thompson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Accrington, Lancashire, England

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