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Household of John Thomson (born 1837, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1837 in Warrington, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary J Thomson, born in 1847 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Agnes (born 1876 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1880 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Charles (born 1848 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, William (born 1874 in Runcorn, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, James (born 1854 in Ireland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary J

Thomson

Wife
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

Charles

Brooker

Boarder
Male

William

Brooker

Boarder
Male

James

Lester

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Warrington, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

44

1837

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Thomson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Barrow, Lancashire, England

John

Thomson

Son

Single

1

1880

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Charles

Brooker

Boarder

Married

33

1848

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Brooker

Boarder

Single

7

1874

Runcorn, Lancashire, England

James

Lester

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Ireland

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