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Household of Richard Thompson (born 1834, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ulverston, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Thompson, born in 1834 in Stainton, Cumberland, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Betty Thompson, born in 1839 in Ireleth, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1861 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1869 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1872 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England), William (born 1876 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Boarder, Isaac (born 1819 in Gosforth, Cumberland, England) and Richard's Servant, Margaret (born 1865 in Scotland).


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Richard Thompson's household

Male

Richard

Thompson

Head
Female

Betty

Thompson

Wife
Male

George

Thompson

Son
Male

Richard

Thompson

Son
Female

Annie

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Isaac

Edger

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Dickinson

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Stainton, Cumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Thompson

Head

Married

47

1834

Stainton, Cumberland, England

Betty

Thompson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ireleth, Lancashire, England

George

Thompson

Son

Single

20

1861

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Richard

Thompson

Son

Single

12

1869

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Annie

Thompson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

5

1876

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Isaac

Edger

Boarder

Single

62

1819

Gosforth, Cumberland, England

Margaret

Dickinson

Servant

Single

16

1865

Scotland

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