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Household of Joseph Thompson (born 1844, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thompson, born in 1844 in Kendal, Westmorland, consisted of 13 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ann Thompson, born in 1843 in Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Jane (born 1868 in Kendal, Westmorland, England), Margaret (born 1870 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1873 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), John (born 1875 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Sarah Ann (born 1881 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger Head, William (born 1857 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Joseph's Lodger Wife, Alice (born 1856 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Joseph's Lodger Son, Emanuel (born 1876 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Lodger Daughter, Lavinia (born 1878 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Thompson's household

Male

Joseph

Thompson

Head
Female

Ann

Thompson

Wife
Female

Jane

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Thompson

Son
Male

Robert

Thompson

Son
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Female

Ellen

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William

Lord

Lodger Head
Female

Alice

Lord

Lodger Wife
Male

Emanuel

Lord

Lodger Son
Female

Lavinia

Lord

Lodger Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Lord

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Kendal, Westmorland, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thompson

Head

Married

37

1844

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Ann

Thompson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Yorkshire, England

Jane

Thompson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Thompson

Son

Single

9

1872

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Robert

Thompson

Son

Single

8

1873

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

6

1875

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Thompson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

William

Lord

Lodger Head

Married

24

1857

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Alice

Lord

Lodger Wife

Married

25

1856

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Emanuel

Lord

Lodger Son

Single

5

1876

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Lavinia

Lord

Lodger Daughter

Single

3

1878

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Lord

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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