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Household of John Thompson (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1837 in Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Thompson, born in 1839 in Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Elizabeth (born 1859 in Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1861 in Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1863 in Lancashire, England), James (born 1869 in Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1871 in Lancashire, England), John (born 1873 in Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England) and Ernest (born 1881 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary

Thompson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Male

Robert

Thompson

Son
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Male

Thomas

Thompson

Son
Male

Ernest

Thompson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

44

1837

Lancashire, England

Mary

Thompson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Lancashire, England

Hannah

Thompson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Lancashire, England

James

Thompson

Son

Single

12

1869

Lancashire, England

Robert

Thompson

Son

Single

10

1871

Lancashire, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

8

1873

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Thompson

Son

Single

4

1877

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Thompson

Son

Single

0

1881

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

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