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Household of Matthew Thompson (born 1850)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Thompson, born in 1850 in , consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Thompson, born in 1848 in Ireland. They had 3 children; James (born 1876 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Rachel (born 1878 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Matthew (born 1881 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Boarder, John Davidson, born in 1846 in Ireland.


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Matthew Thompson's household

Male

Matthew

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Thompson

Wife
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Female

Rachel

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Thompson

Son
Male

John

Davidson

Boarder
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Thompson

Head

Married

31

1850

Ireland

Mary Jane

Thompson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Ireland

James

Thompson

Son

-

5

1876

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Rachel

Thompson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Matthew

Thompson

Son

-

0

1881

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Davidson

Boarder

Married

35

1846

Ireland

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