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Household of William Thompson (born 1830, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1830 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Clara Thompson, born in 1833 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Mary Jane (born 1857 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), James (born 1860 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Clara C (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Zoe (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Robert E (born 1871 in Southport, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Elizabeth Senescall, born in 1861 in Coniston, Yorkshire, England.


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Clara

Thompson

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Thompson

Daughter
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Male

Henry

Thompson

Son
Male

Edward

Thompson

Son
Female

Clara C

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Zoe

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Robert E

Thompson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Senescall

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

51

1830

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Clara

Thompson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Thompson

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James

Thompson

Son

Single

21

1860

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Henry

Thompson

Son

Single

18

1863

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Edward

Thompson

Son

Single

16

1865

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Clara C

Thompson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Zoe

Thompson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Robert E

Thompson

Son

Single

10

1871

Southport, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Senescall

Servant

Single

20

1861

Coniston, Yorkshire, England

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