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Household of Richard Thompson (born 1833, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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.

Richard Thompson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Thompson, born in 1833 in Westmorland, consisted of 10 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Agnes Thompson, born in 1838 in Silverdale, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1861 in Silverdale, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1867 in Silverdale, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Silverdale, Lancashire, England), William (born 1873 in Silverdale, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1877 in Ellel, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1881 in Ellel, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Mother, Mary (born 1797 in Westmorland, England) and Richard's Servant, Sarah (born 1865 in Storth, Westmorland, England).


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Richard Thompson's household

Male

Richard

Thompson

Head
Female

Agnes

Thompson

Wife
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Male

Richard

Thompson

Son
Male

Thomas

Thompson

Son
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary A

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thompson

Mother
Male

Sarah

Bush

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Westmorland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Thompson

Head

Married

48

1833

Westmorland, England

Agnes

Thompson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Silverdale, Lancashire, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

20

1861

Silverdale, Lancashire, England

Richard

Thompson

Son

Single

14

1867

Silverdale, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Thompson

Son

Single

11

1870

Silverdale, Lancashire, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

8

1873

Silverdale, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Thompson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ellel, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Thompson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ellel, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thompson

Mother

Widow

84

1797

Westmorland, England

Sarah

Bush

Servant

Single

16

1865

Storth, Westmorland, England

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