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Household of Thomas Thompson (born 1851, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.
Thomas Thompson and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Thompson, born in 1851 in Hindley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Jane Thompson, born in 1852 in Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Ellen (born 1873 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), William (born 1876 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1829 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Sister In Law, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Mary Ann (born 1863 in Somerset, England).
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Thomas Thompson's household
Thomas
Thompson
Head
Sarah Jane
Thompson
Wife
Ellen
Thompson
Daughter
William
Thompson
Son
Elizabeth
Thompson
Daughter
Elizabeth
Smith
Mother In Law
Elizabeth
Smith
Sister In Law
Mary Ann
Gaylord
Boarder
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Thompson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Hindley, Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Thompson | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Hindley, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah Jane | Thompson | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Thompson | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Hindley, Lancashire, England | |
William | Thompson | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Hindley, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Thompson | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Atherton, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Smith | Mother In Law | Widow | 52 | 1829 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Smith | Sister In Law | Single | 17 | 1864 | Atherton, Lancashire, England | |
Mary Ann | Gaylord | Boarder | Single | 18 | 1863 | Somerset, England |
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