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Household of William Thomber (born 1799, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Thomber and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomber, born in 1799 in Bentham, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Thomas, born 1843 in Yorkshire, England. He had 5 grandchildren; Herbert (born 1874 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England), Gledhill (born 1876 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1877 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England), John Henry (born 1879 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England) and James William (born 1880 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, William Blackburn, born in 1861 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.


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William Thomber's household

Male

William

Thomber

Head
Male

Thomas

Thomber

Son
Female

Sarah

Thomber

Wife
Male

Herbert

Thomber

Grand Son
Male

Gledhill

Thomber

Grand Son
Male

Walter

Thomber

Grand Son
Male

John Henry

Thomber

Grand Son
Male

James William

Thomber

Grand Son
Male

William

Blackburn

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Thomber
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 82
Birth year 1799
Birth place Bentham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomber

Head

Widower

82

1799

Bentham, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Thomber

Son

Married

38

1843

Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Thomber

Wife

Married

28

1853

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Thomber

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

Gledhill

Thomber

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Thomber

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

John Henry

Thomber

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

James William

Thomber

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

William

Blackburn

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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