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Household of Robert Thompson (born 1840, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thompson, born in 1840 in Padiham, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Alice A Thompson, born in 1843 in Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Emma (born 1866 in Edenfield, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1868 in Edenfield, Lancashire, England), James (born 1870 in Edenfield, Lancashire, England), John (born 1873 in Edenfield, Lancashire, England), Henry W (born 1875 in Edenfield, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1877 in Edenfield, Lancashire, England) and Maria (born 1880 in Edenfield, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Thompson's household

Male

Robert

Thompson

Head
Female

Alice A

Thompson

Wife
Female

Emma

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Thompson

Son
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Male

Henry W

Thompson

Son
Male

Walter

Thompson

Son
Female

Maria

Thompson

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Padiham, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thompson

Head

Married

41

1840

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Alice A

Thompson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Lancashire, England

Emma

Thompson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Edenfield, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Thompson

Son

Single

13

1868

Edenfield, Lancashire, England

James

Thompson

Son

Single

11

1870

Edenfield, Lancashire, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

8

1873

Edenfield, Lancashire, England

Henry W

Thompson

Son

Single

6

1875

Edenfield, Lancashire, England

Walter

Thompson

Son

Single

4

1877

Edenfield, Lancashire, England

Maria

Thompson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Edenfield, Lancashire, England

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