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Household of John Thompson (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 1844 in Penistone, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thompson, born in 1841 in Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1869 in Cheshire, England), Sarah (born 1871 in Wales), John (born 1874 in Brymbo, Denbighshire, Wales), Samuel (born 1876 in Denbighshire, Wales), Henry (born 1878 in Denbighshire, Wales) and Amy (born 1880 in Tow Law, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother, Mary Thompson, born in 1801 in Wales.


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Female

Sarah

Thompson

Daughter
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Male

Samuel

Thompson

Son
Male

Henry

Thompson

Son
Female

Amy

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thompson

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Penistone, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

37

1844

Penistone, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Cheshire, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

12

1869

Cheshire, England

Sarah

Thompson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wales

John

Thompson

Son

Single

7

1874

Brymbo, Denbighshire, Wales

Samuel

Thompson

Son

Single

5

1876

Denbighshire, Wales

Henry

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

Denbighshire, Wales

Amy

Thompson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Tow Law, Durham, England

Mary

Thompson

Mother

Widow

80

1801

Wales

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