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Household of Joseph Thomson (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thomson, born in 1834 in Southowram, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomson, born in 1831 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Walter H (born 1856 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Martha H (born 1862 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Wallace G (born 1865 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Arthur G (born 1867 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Margaret L (born 1869 in Hipperholme, Yorkshire, England), Hugh (born 1871 in Hipperholme, Yorkshire, England) and Gertrude (born 1872 in Hipperholme, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Sarah M (born 1856 in -) and Joseph's Servant, Matilda J (born 1861 in -).


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Joseph Thomson's household

Male

Joseph

Thomson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Wife
Male

Walter H

Thomson

Son
Female

Martha H

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Wallace G

Thomson

Son
Male

Arthur G

Thomson

Son
Female

Margaret L

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Thomson

Son
Female

Gertrude

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Sarah M

Personege

Servant
Female

Matilda J

Personege

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thomson

Head

Married

47

1834

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Thomson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Walter H

Thomson

Son

Single

25

1856

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Martha H

Thomson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Wallace G

Thomson

Son

Single

16

1865

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Arthur G

Thomson

Son

Single

14

1867

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Margaret L

Thomson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hipperholme, Yorkshire, England

Hugh

Thomson

Son

Single

10

1871

Hipperholme, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude

Thomson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Hipperholme, Yorkshire, England

Sarah M

Personege

Servant

Single

25

1856

-

Matilda J

Personege

Servant

Single

20

1861

-

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