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Household of William Thompson (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1849 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Thompson, born in 1849 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John T (born 1876 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Albert (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Ruth (born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Mary (born 1855 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and William's Lodger, Harriet (born 1860 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Jane

Thompson

Wife
Male

John T

Thompson

Son
Male

Albert

Thompson

Son
Female

Ruth

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thompson

Lodger
Female

Harriet

Thompson

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

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

32

1849

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Thompson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John T

Thompson

Son

Single

5

1876

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Albert

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thompson

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Thompson

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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