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Household of Josiah Thompson (born 1816, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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.

Josiah Thompson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Thompson, born in 1816 in Trawden, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thompson, born in 1821 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Edith M (born 1855 in Claughton, Cheshire, England) and Lucy M (born 1857 in Claughton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Josiah's Boarder, Emily (born 1836 in Settle, Yorkshire, England), Josiah's Boarder, Maria F (born 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Josiah's Servant, Alice (born 1854 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Josiah's Servant, Anne (born 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Josiah Thompson's household

Male

Josiah

Thompson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Wife
Female

Edith M

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Lucy M

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Emily

Tatham

Boarder
Female

Maria F

Turner

Boarder
Female

Alice

Taylor

Servant
Female

Anne

Williams

Servant
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Trawden, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Thompson

Head

Married

65

1816

Trawden, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Thompson

Wife

Married

60

1821

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Edith M

Thompson

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Claughton, Cheshire, England

Lucy M

Thompson

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Claughton, Cheshire, England

Emily

Tatham

Boarder

Single

45

1836

Settle, Yorkshire, England

Maria F

Turner

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alice

Taylor

Servant

Single

27

1854

Exeter, Devon, England

Anne

Williams

Servant

Single

17

1864

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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