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Household of Robert Bird Thompson (born 1831, Buckinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Saffron Walden, Essex, 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.

Robert Bird Thompson and 17 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Bird Thompson, born in 1831 in Woburn, Buckinghamshire, consisted of 18 members. Robert Bird was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lee Thompson, born in 1835 in Dartmouth, Devon, England. They had 10 children; Robert M Bird (born 1859 in Shermanbury, Sussex, England), John Geo Bird (born 1860 in Shermanbury, Sussex, England), Charles Jas Bird (born 1869 in Shermanbury, Sussex, England), Francis Bird (born 1871 in Cowfold, Sussex, England), Reginald W Bird (born 1875 in Slaugham, Sussex, England), Cecil Hy Bird (born 1881 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England), Lucy Elizth Bird (born 1862 in Shermanbury, Sussex, England), Mary Hyne Bird (born 1864 in Shermanbury, Sussex, England), Constance Bird (born 1866 in Shermanbury, Sussex, England) and Beatrice Violet Bird (born 1873 in Slaugham, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert Bird's Sister In Law, Mary Jane (born 1825 in Dartmouth, Devon, England), Robert Bird's Servant, Eliza (born 1851 in London, Middlesex, England), Robert Bird's Servant, Jane (born 1853 in Shermanbury, Sussex, England), Robert Bird's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1864 in Chelmsford, Essex, England), Robert Bird's Servant, Maria (born 1865 in Witham, Essex, England) and Robert Bird's Servant, Ellen (born 1855 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England).


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Robert Bird Thompson's household

Male

Robert Bird

Thompson

Head
Female

Elizabeth Lee

Thompson

Wife
Male

Robert M Bird

Thompson

Son
Male

John Geo Bird

Thompson

Son
Male

Charles Jas Bird

Thompson

Son
Male

Francis Bird

Thompson

Son
Male

Reginald W Bird

Thompson

Son
Male

Cecil Hy Bird

Thompson

Son
Female

Lucy Elizth Bird

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Mary Hyne Bird

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Constance Bird

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Beatrice Violet Bird

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Glubb

Sister In Law
Female

Eliza

Wright

Servant
Female

Jane

Glazebrook

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Dorling

Servant
Female

Maria

Hubbard

Servant
Female

Ellen

Holdman

Servant
First name(s) Robert Bird
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Woburn, Buckinghamshire, England

Household members (18 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert Bird

Thompson

Head

Married

50

1831

Woburn, Buckinghamshire, England

Elizabeth Lee

Thompson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Robert M Bird

Thompson

Son

Single

22

1859

Shermanbury, Sussex, England

John Geo Bird

Thompson

Son

Single

21

1860

Shermanbury, Sussex, England

Charles Jas Bird

Thompson

Son

Single

12

1869

Shermanbury, Sussex, England

Francis Bird

Thompson

Son

Single

10

1871

Cowfold, Sussex, England

Reginald W Bird

Thompson

Son

Single

6

1875

Slaugham, Sussex, England

Cecil Hy Bird

Thompson

Son

Single

0

1881

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Lucy Elizth Bird

Thompson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Shermanbury, Sussex, England

Mary Hyne Bird

Thompson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Shermanbury, Sussex, England

Constance Bird

Thompson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Shermanbury, Sussex, England

Beatrice Violet Bird

Thompson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Slaugham, Sussex, England

Mary Jane

Glubb

Sister In Law

Single

56

1825

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Eliza

Wright

Servant

Single

30

1851

London, Middlesex, England

Jane

Glazebrook

Servant

Single

28

1853

Shermanbury, Sussex, England

Mary Ann

Dorling

Servant

Single

17

1864

Chelmsford, Essex, England

Maria

Hubbard

Servant

Single

16

1865

Witham, Essex, England

Ellen

Holdman

Servant

Single

26

1855

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

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