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Household of John Thompson (born 1808, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holbeck, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1808 in Morley, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thompson, born in 1824 in Yeadon, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1859 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1861 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England) and Ada (born 1865 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Thomas Sowley, born in 1857 in York, Yorkshire, England.


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Wife
Female

Mary

Thompson

Daughter
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Female

Ada

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sowley

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Morley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

73

1808

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Thompson

Wife

Married

57

1824

Yeadon, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Thompson

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

20

1861

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Thompson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Sowley

Boarder

Single

24

1857

York, Yorkshire, England

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