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Household of Joseph Thompson (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

Joseph Thompson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thompson, born in 1854 in Bedford, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Thompson, born in 1854 in Bedford, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary A (born 1876 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth E (born 1878 in Bedford, Lancashire, England) and John T (born 1880 in Bedford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Thomas Cartland, born in 1864 in Barton, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Thompson's household

Male

Joseph

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary

Thompson

Wife
Female

Mary A

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth E

Thompson

Daughter
Male

John T

Thompson

Son
Male

Thomas

Cartland

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Bedford, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thompson

Head

Married

27

1854

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thompson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Thompson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth E

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bedford, Lancashire, England

John T

Thompson

Son

Single

1

1880

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Cartland

Servant

Single

17

1864

Barton, Lancashire, England

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