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Household of John Thompson (born 1805, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1805 in Lydiate, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1831 in Halsall, Lancashire, England. He had 2 grandchildren; Ann Martha (born 1861 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1865 in Upholland, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister In Law, Catherine (born 1808 in Burscough, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Jane (born 1859 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Henry (born 1862 in Halsall, Lancashire, England) and John's Servant, Edward (born 1865 in Halsall, Lancashire, England).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Farmer

Sister In Law
Female

Ann Martha

Malley

Grand Daughter
Male

John

Thompson

Grand Son
Female

Jane

Prescott

Servant
Male

Henry

Hesketh

Servant
Male

Edward

Critchley

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Lydiate, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Widower

76

1805

Lydiate, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

50

1831

Halsall, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Farmer

Sister In Law

Widow

73

1808

Burscough, Lancashire, England

Ann Martha

Malley

Grand Daughter

Single

20

1861

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Thompson

Grand Son

Single

16

1865

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Jane

Prescott

Servant

Single

22

1859

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Henry

Hesketh

Servant

Single

19

1862

Halsall, Lancashire, England

Edward

Critchley

Servant

Single

16

1865

Halsall, Lancashire, England

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