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Household of Robert Thompson (born 1840, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thompson, born in 1840 in Kendal, Westmorland, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thompson, born in 1845 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1873 in Salford, England), Mary (born 1876 in Salford, England) and Emma (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, Frederick (born 1851 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Robert's Boarder Wife, Hannah (born 1841 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Robert's Boarder Daughter, Hannah (born 1869 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Robert's Boarder Daughter, Flora (born 1874 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) and Robert's Boarder Son, Frederick (born 1876 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England).


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Robert Thompson's household

Male

Robert

Thompson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Wife
Male

Robert

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Marchant

Boarder
Female

Hannah

Marchant

Boarder Wife
Female

Hannah

Marchant

Boarder Daughter
Female

Flora

Marchant

Boarder Daughter
Male

Frederick

Marchant

Boarder Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Kendal, Westmorland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thompson

Head

Married

41

1840

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Margaret

Thompson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Robert

Thompson

Son

Single

8

1873

Salford, England

Mary

Thompson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Salford, England

Emma

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Marchant

Boarder

Married

30

1851

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Hannah

Marchant

Boarder Wife

Married

40

1841

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Hannah

Marchant

Boarder Daughter

Single

12

1869

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Flora

Marchant

Boarder Daughter

Single

7

1874

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Frederick

Marchant

Boarder Son

Single

5

1876

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

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