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Household of Thomas Thompson (born 1835, Herefordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Thompson, born in 1835 in Herefordshire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Harriet Thompson, born in 1837 in Staffordshire, England. They had 8 children; Albert (born 1860 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England), Ann (born 1862 in Staffordshire, England), Emma (born 1866 in Staffordshire, England), Thomas (born 1868 in Staffordshire, England), Alice (born 1871 in Staffordshire, England), Martha (born 1873 in Staffordshire, England), Samuel (born 1878 in Padiham, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1880 in Padiham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Ellen Marsden, born in 1799 in Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Thompson's household

Male

Thomas

Thompson

Head
Female

Harriet

Thompson

Wife
Male

Albert

Thompson

Son
Female

Ann

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Thompson

Son
Female

Alice

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Martha

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Thompson

Son
Female

Sarah

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Marsden

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Herefordshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thompson

Head

Married

46

1835

Herefordshire, England

Harriet

Thompson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Staffordshire, England

Albert

Thompson

Son

Single

21

1860

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Ann

Thompson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Staffordshire, England

Emma

Thompson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Thompson

Son

Single

13

1868

Staffordshire, England

Alice

Thompson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Staffordshire, England

Martha

Thompson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Staffordshire, England

Samuel

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Thompson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Marsden

Boarder

Widow

82

1799

Yorkshire, England

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