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Household of Robert Thompson (born 1831, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thompson, born in 1831 in Northallerton, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Alice Thompson, born in 1834 in Albro, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; William S (born 1862 in Standish, Lancashire, England), Arthur R (born 1871 in Standish, Lancashire, England), Herbert (born 1872 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Constance Mary (born 1873 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Alice J (born 1875 in Standish, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Sister In Law, Emma (born 1844 in Yorkshire, England), Robert's Servant, Ellen (born 1851 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Robert's Servant, Catherine (born 1857 in India), Robert's Servant, Bessy (born 1867 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Robert's Servant, Edith (born 1862 in Plaistow, Essex, England).
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Robert Thompson's household
Robert
Thompson
Head
Alice
Thompson
Wife
William S
Thompson
Son
Arthur R
Thompson
Son
Herbert
Thompson
Son
Constance Mary
Thompson
Daughter
Alice J
Thompson
Daughter
Emma
Cardwell
Sister In Law
Ellen
Hopley
Servant
Catherine
Brown
Servant
Bessy
Ruddell
Servant
Edith
Up?th
Servant
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Thompson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Northallerton, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Thompson | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Northallerton, Yorkshire, England | |
Alice | Thompson | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Albro, Yorkshire, England | |
William S | Thompson | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Standish, Lancashire, England | |
Arthur R | Thompson | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Standish, Lancashire, England | |
Herbert | Thompson | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Constance Mary | Thompson | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Alice J | Thompson | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Standish, Lancashire, England | |
Emma | Cardwell | Sister In Law | Married | 37 | 1844 | Yorkshire, England | |
Ellen | Hopley | Servant | Single | 30 | 1851 | Chester, Cheshire, England | |
Catherine | Brown | Servant | Single | 24 | 1857 | India | |
Bessy | Ruddell | Servant | Single | 14 | 1867 | City of London, Middlesex, England | |
Edith | Up?th | Servant | Single | 19 | 1862 | Plaistow, Essex, England |
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