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Household of William H Thompson (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.

William H Thompson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Thompson, born in 1839 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Martha Thompson, born in 1847 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Florence A (born 1875 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Constance S (born 1879 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Katherine (born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William H's Mother In Law, Sarah (born 1807 in Preston, Lancashire, England), William H's Sister In Law, Sarah (born 1850 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and William H's Servant, Isabella (born 1861 in Ulverston, Westmorland, England).


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William H Thompson's household

Male

William H

Thompson

Head
Female

Martha

Thompson

Wife
Female

Florence A

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Constance S

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Katherine

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Thompson

Mother In Law
Female

Sarah

Thompson

Sister In Law
Female

Isabella

Wilson

Servant
First name(s) William H
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Thompson

Head

Married

42

1839

Preston, Lancashire, England

Martha

Thompson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Preston, Lancashire, England

Florence A

Thompson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Thompson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Constance S

Thompson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Preston, Lancashire, England

Katherine

Thompson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Thompson

Mother In Law

Widow

74

1807

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Thompson

Sister In Law

Single

31

1850

Preston, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Wilson

Servant

Single

20

1861

Ulverston, Westmorland, England

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