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Household of John Thompson (born 1854, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitby, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 1854 in Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Thompson, born in 1855 in Hartlepool, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; William J (born 1878 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1879 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England) and Ellen G (born 1880 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Ann E (born 1858 in Hartlepool, Yorkshire, England), John's Grand Nep, Abbne R (born 1881 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), John's Appren, John (born 1866 in Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Hannah (born 1868 in Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire, England).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Ellen

Thompson

Wife
Male

William J

Thompson

Son
Male

Harry

Thompson

Son
Female

Ellen G

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Ann E

Smith

Niece
Male

Abbne R

Smith

Grand Nep
Male

John

Cooper

Appren
Female

Hannah

Cooper

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Robin Hood's Bay, 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

27

1854

Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Thompson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Hartlepool, Yorkshire, England

William J

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Thompson

Son

Single

2

1879

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Ellen G

Thompson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Ann E

Smith

Niece

Married

23

1858

Hartlepool, Yorkshire, England

Abbne R

Smith

Grand Nep

Single

0

1881

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

John

Cooper

Appren

Single

15

1866

Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Cooper

Servant

Single

13

1868

Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire, England

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