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Household of Joseph Thompson (born 1839, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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.

Joseph Thompson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thompson, born in 1839 in Long Melford, Suffolk, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Thompson, born in 1839 in Thame, Oxfordshire, England. They had 6 children; Joseph (born 1878 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1864 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1865 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Annie (born 1870 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Florence (born 1872 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Ada (born 1873 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Mother, Harriet (born 1818 in Long Melford, Suffolk, England) and Joseph's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Long Melford, Suffolk, England).


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Joseph Thompson's household

Male

Joseph

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary

Thompson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Thompson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Florence

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Ada

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Thompson

Mother
Female

Elizabeth

Sparrow

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Long Melford, Suffolk, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thompson

Head

Married

42

1839

Long Melford, Suffolk, England

Mary

Thompson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Thame, Oxfordshire, England

Joseph

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Alice

Thompson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Annie

Thompson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Florence

Thompson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Ada

Thompson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Harriet

Thompson

Mother

Widow

63

1818

Long Melford, Suffolk, England

Elizabeth

Sparrow

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Long Melford, Suffolk, England

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