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Household of Matthew Thompson (born 1854, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Matthew Thompson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Thompson, born in 1854 in Manchester, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Sarah E Thompson, born in 1857 in Manchester, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alfred J (born 1880 in Manchester, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Edith (born 1881 in Manchester, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth E (born 1871 in Stretton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Visitor, Thomas (born 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Matthew's Visitor, Caroline (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Matthew Thompson's household

Male

Matthew

Thompson

Head
Female

Sarah E

Thompson

Wife
Male

Alfred J

Thompson

Son
Female

Edith

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth E

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Johnson

Visitor
Female

Caroline

Johnson

Visitor
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Manchester, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Thompson

Head

Married

27

1854

Manchester, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah E

Thompson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Manchester, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alfred J

Thompson

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edith

Thompson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth E

Thompson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Stretton, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Johnson

Visitor

Married

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Caroline

Johnson

Visitor

Married

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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