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Household of William Thompson (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1848 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Thompson, born in 1849 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1871 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1875 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Catherine (born 1878 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Catherine (born 1855 in Wigan, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; John, born 1871 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder Head, Mathew (born 1824 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and William's Daughter Grand, Mary E (born 1877 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary

Thompson

Wife
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Female

Alice

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Mathew

Thompson

Boarder Head
Female

Catherine

Thompson

Daughter
Male

John

Thompson

Grand Son
Female

Mary E

Thompson

Daughter Grand
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

33

1848

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thompson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

10

1871

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Alice

Thompson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mathew

Thompson

Boarder Head

Widower

57

1824

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Thompson

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John

Thompson

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Thompson

Daughter Grand

Single

4

1877

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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