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Household of John Thompson (born 1849, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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 1849 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sophia Thompson, born in 1848 in Golds Green, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Adele (born 1875 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Horatio (born 1876 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England), Hartley (born 1878 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England), Clarissa (born 1879 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England) and Joshua (born 1881 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Eleanor Hodgson, born in 1866 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England.


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Sophia

Thompson

Wife
Female

Adele

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Horatio

Thompson

Son
Male

Hartley

Thompson

Son
Female

Clarissa

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Joshua

Thompson

Son
Female

Eleanor

Hodgson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

32

1849

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Sophia

Thompson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Golds Green, Staffordshire, England

Adele

Thompson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Horatio

Thompson

Son

Single

5

1876

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

Hartley

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

Clarissa

Thompson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

Joshua

Thompson

Son

Single

0

1881

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

Eleanor

Hodgson

Servant

Single

15

1866

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

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