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Household of William Thompson (born 1849, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nantwich, Cheshire, 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 Thompson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1849 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thompson, born in 1846 in Prees, Shropshire, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1876 in Crewe, Cheshire, England), Francis (born 1878 in Crewe, Cheshire, England) and Mary J (born 1881 in Crewe, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's -, Alice (born 1871 in Market Drayton, Shropshire, England), William's Lodger, Harry (born 1857 in Crewe, Cheshire, England), William's Lodger, John (born 1861 in Kerry, Montgomeryshire, Wales) and William's Lodger, Thomas (born 1862 in Radnorshire, Wales).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Wife
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Male

Francis

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary J

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Wilks

-
Male

Harry

Green

Lodger
Male

John

Tudour

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Wheale

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

32

1849

London, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Thompson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Prees, Shropshire, England

James

Thompson

Son

Single

5

1876

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Francis

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Mary J

Thompson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Alice

Wilks

-

Single

10

1871

Market Drayton, Shropshire, England

Harry

Green

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Crewe, Cheshire, England

John

Tudour

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Kerry, Montgomeryshire, Wales

Thomas

Wheale

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Radnorshire, Wales

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