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Household of William Thompson (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 1844 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Thompson, born in 1854 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England. They had 3 children; Grace (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Joe (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Edwin, born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder Head, Caroline Littler, born in 1804 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary

Thompson

Wife
Female

Grace

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Thompson

Son
Male

Joe

Thompson

Son
Female

Caroline

Littler

Boarder Head
Male

Edwin

Littler

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

37

1844

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Thompson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Grace

Thompson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Walter

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joe

Thompson

Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Caroline

Littler

Boarder Head

Widow

77

1804

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edwin

Littler

Grand Son

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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