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Household of Joseph Thomson (born 1852, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, 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 Thomson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thomson, born in 1852 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomson, born in 1851 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1872 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Joseph J (born 1874 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), George A (born 1876 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Frederick (born 1877 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), William R (born 1879 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Sarah A (born 1881 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, Mary Ann (born 1863 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Joseph's Servant, Frances H (born 1865 in Norwich, Norfolk, England).


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Joseph Thomson's household

Male

Joseph

Thomson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Joseph J

Thomson

Son
Male

George A

Thomson

Son
Male

Frederick

Thomson

Son
Male

William R

Thomson

Son
Female

Sarah A

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Hanoven

Boarder
Female

Frances H

Barker

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thomson

Head

Married

29

1852

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Thomson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Joseph J

Thomson

Son

Single

7

1874

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

George A

Thomson

Son

Single

5

1876

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Frederick

Thomson

Son

Single

4

1877

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

William R

Thomson

Son

Single

2

1879

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Sarah A

Thomson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Hanoven

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Frances H

Barker

Servant

Single

16

1865

Norwich, Norfolk, England

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