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Household of John Thompson (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Howden, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1839 in Laytham, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Esther Thompson, born in 1844 in Breighton, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1872 in Laytham, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1873 in Breighton, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1875 in Breighton, Yorkshire, England), Robert (born 1877 in Breighton, Yorkshire, England) and John (born 1880 in Breighton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Robert (born 1864 in Ellerton, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1866 in Rawcliffe, Yorkshire, England).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Esther

Thompson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Fred

Thompson

Son
Male

Robert

Thompson

Son
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Male

Robert

Moores

Servant
Female

Mary

Morrett

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Laytham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

42

1839

Laytham, Yorkshire, England

Esther

Thompson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Breighton, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Thompson

Son

Single

9

1872

Laytham, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Thompson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Breighton, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Thompson

Son

Single

6

1875

Breighton, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Thompson

Son

Single

4

1877

Breighton, Yorkshire, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

1

1880

Breighton, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Moores

Servant

Single

17

1864

Ellerton, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Morrett

Servant

Single

15

1866

Rawcliffe, Yorkshire, England

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