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Household of John Thompson (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1843 in Hoyland, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Thompson, born in 1853 in Park Gate, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1873 in Hoyland, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1879 in Hoyland, Yorkshire, England) and Wilfred (born 1881 in Hoyland, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Widow, Eliza (born 1807 in Ardsley, Yorkshire, England) and John's Unm, Harriet (born 1865 in Thorpe Hesley, Yorkshire, England).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Thompson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Thompson

Son
Male

Arthur

Thompson

Son
Male

Wilfred

Thompson

Son
Female

Eliza

Danford

Widow
Female

Harriet

Berks

Unm
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Hoyland, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

38

1843

Hoyland, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Thompson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Park Gate, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Thompson

Son

Single

8

1873

Hoyland, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Thompson

Son

Single

2

1879

Hoyland, Yorkshire, England

Wilfred

Thompson

Son

Single

0

1881

Hoyland, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Danford

Widow

Widow

74

1807

Ardsley, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Berks

Unm

Single

16

1865

Thorpe Hesley, Yorkshire, England

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