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Household of Joseph Thompson (born 1832, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thompson, born in 1832 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Thompson, born in 1830 in Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Alfred (born 1857 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), Mary Emma (born 1858 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), Benjamin (born 1860 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), William Henry (born 1865 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1867 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), Edwin D (born 1868 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England) and Clara (born 1872 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Charlotte Herrick, born in 1859 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Thompson's household

Male

Joseph

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary

Thompson

Wife
Male

Alfred

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary Emma

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Thompson

Son
Male

William Henry

Thompson

Son
Male

Charles

Thompson

Son
Male

Edwin D

Thompson

Son
Female

Clara

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Herrick

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thompson

Head

Married

49

1832

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thompson

Wife

Married

51

1830

Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Thompson

Son

Single

24

1857

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Mary Emma

Thompson

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Thompson

Son

Single

21

1860

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

William Henry

Thompson

Son

Single

16

1865

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Charles

Thompson

Son

Single

14

1867

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Edwin D

Thompson

Son

Single

13

1868

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Clara

Thompson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Charlotte

Herrick

Servant

Single

22

1859

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

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