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Household of Robert Thompson (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

Robert Thompson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thompson, born in 1831 in Roby, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thompson, born in 1831 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Henry (born 1862 in Roby, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1864 in Roby, Lancashire, England) and Henrietta (born 1868 in Roby, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Mother In Law, Henrietta Copeland, born in 1799 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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Robert Thompson's household

Male

Robert

Thompson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Wife
Male

Henry

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Henrietta

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Henrietta

Copeland

Mother In Law
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Roby, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thompson

Head

Married

50

1831

Roby, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Thompson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Henry

Thompson

Son

Single

19

1862

Roby, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thompson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Roby, Lancashire, England

Henrietta

Thompson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Roby, Lancashire, England

Henrietta

Copeland

Mother In Law

Widow

82

1799

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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