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Household of William Thompson (born 1840, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Toxteth Park, 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 Thompson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1840 in Barton, Westmorland, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Thompson, born in 1844 in Anglesey, Wales. They had 4 children; William Ed (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Mary L (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Agnes (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Jane A (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Mary (born 1846 in Anglesey, Wales) and William's Servant, Elizeph (born 1861 in Applethwaite, Lancashire, England).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Ann

Thompson

Wife
Male

William Ed

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary L

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Jane A

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Williams

Visitor
Female

Elizeph

Walker

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Barton, Westmorland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

41

1840

Barton, Westmorland, England

Ann

Thompson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Anglesey, Wales

William Ed

Thompson

Son

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary L

Thompson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Thompson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jane A

Thompson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Williams

Visitor

-

35

1846

Anglesey, Wales

Elizeph

Walker

Servant

Single

20

1861

Applethwaite, Lancashire, England

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