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Household of William Thompson (born 1822, Lancashire)

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1822 in Colne, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary J Thompson, born in 1842 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Ernest (born 1865 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England), Frank (born 1866 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England), Stewart (born 1868 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England), Arthur (born 1870 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England) and Herbert (born 1873 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Annie Lowe, born in 1860 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England.


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary J

Thompson

Wife
Male

Ernest

Thompson

Son
Male

Frank

Thompson

Son
Male

Stewart

Thompson

Son
Male

Arthur

Thompson

Son
Male

Herbert

Thompson

Son
Female

Annie

Lowe

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Colne, 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

59

1822

Colne, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Thompson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Bury, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Thompson

Son

Single

16

1865

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Frank

Thompson

Son

Single

15

1866

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Stewart

Thompson

Son

Single

13

1868

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Arthur

Thompson

Son

Single

11

1870

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Herbert

Thompson

Son

Single

8

1873

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Annie

Lowe

Servant

Single

21

1860

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

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