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Household of John Thompson (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 1844 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Thompson, born in 1849 in -. They had 3 children; Mede (born 1873 in -), Eliza (born 1877 in Middleton, Lancashire, England) and Ada (born 1879 in Middleton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Hannah (born 1811 in Todmorden, Lancashire, England) and John's Adopted, James (born 1864 in Bacup, Lancashire, England).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Alice

Thompson

Wife
Female

Mede

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Ada

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Thompson

Mother
Male

James

Thompson

Adopted
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place -

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

37

1844

-

Alice

Thompson

Wife

Married

32

1849

-

Mede

Thompson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

-

Eliza

Thompson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Ada

Thompson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Thompson

Mother

Widow

70

1811

Todmorden, Lancashire, England

James

Thompson

Adopted

Single

17

1864

Bacup, Lancashire, England

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