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Household of John Thomson (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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 Thomson and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1835 in Bradford, Yorkshire, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Booth Thomson, born in 1840 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 9 children; Stuart James (born 1862 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Mary Lizzie Jeneanite (born 1864 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Harry Albert (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Samuel Woodhouse (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ida (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Godfrey Heathcote (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Harold (born 1878 in Bowden, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Governess, Phoebe (born 1855 in Stourbridge, Staffordshire, England) and John's Servant, Sarah Ann (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary Booth

Thomson

Wife
Male

Stuart James

Thomson

Son
Female

Mary Lizzie Jeneanite

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Harry Albert

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Samuel Woodhouse

Thomson

Son
Female

Ida

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Godfrey Heathcote

Thomson

Son
Male

Harold

Thomson

Son
Female

Phoebe

Richards

Governess
Female

Sarah Ann

Cross

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

46

1835

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary Booth

Thomson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Stuart James

Thomson

Son

Single

19

1862

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Mary Lizzie Jeneanite

Thomson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Sunderland, Durham, England

Harry Albert

Thomson

Son

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Thomson

Son

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Samuel Woodhouse

Thomson

Son

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ida

Thomson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Godfrey Heathcote

Thomson

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Harold

Thomson

Son

Single

3

1878

Bowden, Cheshire, England

Phoebe

Richards

Governess

Single

26

1855

Stourbridge, Staffordshire, England

Sarah Ann

Cross

Servant

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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