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Household of William Thompson (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Warrington, 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 1849 in Croft, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Thompson, born in 1850 in Lymm, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1871 in Croft, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1874 in Croft, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1876 in Croft, Lancashire, England), William Henry (born 1878 in Croft, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1881 in Croft, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Step Son, William Goodier (Thompson), born in 1867 in Knutsford, Cheshire, England.


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Emma

Thompson

Wife
Male

William

Goodier (Thompson)

Step Son
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Female

Sarah

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William Henry

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary

Thompson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Croft, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

32

1849

Croft, Lancashire, England

Emma

Thompson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Lymm, Cheshire, England

William

Goodier (Thompson)

Step Son

Single

14

1867

Knutsford, Cheshire, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

10

1871

Croft, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Thompson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Croft, Lancashire, England

Emma

Thompson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Croft, Lancashire, England

William Henry

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

Croft, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thompson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Croft, Lancashire, England

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