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Household of Samuel Thompson (born 1841, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Saviour Southwark, London,Surrey, 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.

Samuel Thompson and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Thompson, born in 1841 in Sculthorpe, Norfolk, consisted of 13 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thompson, born in 1845 in South Creake, Norfolk, England. They had 8 children; Noah (born 1869 in South Creake, Norfolk, England), Samuel (born 1871 in Walworth, Surrey, England), Harvey (born 1873 in Walworth, Surrey, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Walworth, Surrey, England), Robert (born 1879 in Walworth, Surrey, England), Esther (born 1880 in Walworth, Surrey, England), Lucy (born 1865 in Newington, Surrey, England) and Emma (born 1870 in Newington, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Lodger Head, John (born 1843 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England) and Samuel's Lodger, Helena (born 1833 in Islington, Middlesex, England).


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Samuel Thompson's household

Male

Samuel

Thompson

Head
Female

Sarah

Thompson

Wife
Male

Noah

Thompson

Son
Male

Samuel

Thompson

Son
Male

Harvey

Thompson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thompson

Son
Female

Esther

Thompson

Daughter
Male

John

Postill

Lodger Head
Female

Anne

Postill

Wife
Female

Lucy

Postill

Daughter
Female

Emma

Postill

Daughter
Female

Helena

Harman

Lodger
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Sculthorpe, Norfolk, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Thompson

Head

Married

40

1841

Sculthorpe, Norfolk, England

Sarah

Thompson

Wife

Married

36

1845

South Creake, Norfolk, England

Noah

Thompson

Son

Single

12

1869

South Creake, Norfolk, England

Samuel

Thompson

Son

Single

10

1871

Walworth, Surrey, England

Harvey

Thompson

Son

Single

8

1873

Walworth, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Walworth, Surrey, England

Robert

Thompson

Son

Single

2

1879

Walworth, Surrey, England

Esther

Thompson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Walworth, Surrey, England

John

Postill

Lodger Head

Married

38

1843

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Anne

Postill

Wife

Married

33

1848

Newington, Surrey, England

Lucy

Postill

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Newington, Surrey, England

Emma

Postill

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Newington, Surrey, England

Helena

Harman

Lodger

Widow

48

1833

Islington, Middlesex, England

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