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Household of Oswald Thompson (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Clitheroe, 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.

Oswald Thompson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Oswald Thompson, born in 1850 in Low Moor, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Oswald was the head of the household, married to Alice Thompson, born in 1848 in Low Moor, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Elz (born 1875 in Low Moor, Lancashire, England), James (born 1878 in Low Moor, Lancashire, England) and Robert Knowles (born 1881 in Low Moor, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Oswald's Mother, Mary Thompson, born in 1823 in Bentham, Yorkshire, England.


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Oswald Thompson's household

Male

Oswald

Thompson

Head
Female

Alice

Thompson

Wife
Female

Mary

Thompson

Mother
Female

Mary Elz

Thompson

Daughter
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Male

Robert Knowles

Thompson

Son
First name(s) Oswald
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Low Moor, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Oswald

Thompson

Head

Married

31

1850

Low Moor, Lancashire, England

Alice

Thompson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Low Moor, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thompson

Mother

Single

58

1823

Bentham, Yorkshire, England

Mary Elz

Thompson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Low Moor, Lancashire, England

James

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

Low Moor, Lancashire, England

Robert Knowles

Thompson

Son

Single

0

1881

Low Moor, Lancashire, England

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