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Household of William Hy Thompson (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 Hy Thompson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hy Thompson, born in 1846 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William Hy was the head of the household, married to Mary Thompson, born in 1847 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Edith (born 1872 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Egbert (born 1875 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Harriet (born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William Hy's Father In Law, Eli Horsfall, born in 1821 in York, Yorkshire, England.


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William Hy Thompson's household

Male

William Hy

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary

Thompson

Wife
Female

Edith

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Egbert

Thompson

Son
Female

Harriet

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Eli

Horsfall

Father In Law
First name(s) William Hy
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Hy

Thompson

Head

Married

35

1846

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thompson

Wife

Married

34

1847

York, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Thompson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Egbert

Thompson

Son

Single

6

1875

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Eli

Horsfall

Father In Law

Widower

60

1821

York, Yorkshire, England

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