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Household of John Thompson (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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 1841 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Nancy B Thompson, born in 1842 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Ann (born 1864 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Nancy (born 1868 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1870 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Harriett (born 1873 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1880 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, Thomas (born 1861 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, David (born 1856 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, Henry (born 1853 in Longton, Lancashire, England).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Nancy B

Thompson

Wife
Female

Ann

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Nancy

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Edward

Thompson

Son
Female

Harriett

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Capham

Nephew
Male

David

Shorrick

Boarder
Male

Henry

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Salford, 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

40

1841

Salford, Lancashire, England

Nancy B

Thompson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Ann

Thompson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Thompson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Edward

Thompson

Son

Single

11

1870

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Harriett

Thompson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Capham

Nephew

Single

20

1861

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

David

Shorrick

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Henry

Smith

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Longton, Lancashire, England

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