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Household of William Thompson (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1835 in Barton, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Thompson, born in 1841 in Eccles, Lancashire, England. They had 9 children; Elizabeth A (born 1863 in Eccles), William (born 1865 in Eccles), Frances (born 1866 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1868 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1870 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Rose (born 1871 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1873 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1878 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Nelly (born 1879 in Salford, Lancashire, England).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Sarah A

Thompson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Female

Frances

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Rose

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Ada

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Thompson

Son
Female

Nelly

Thompson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Barton, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

46

1835

Barton, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Thompson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Thompson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Eccles

William

Thompson

Son

Single

16

1865

Eccles

Frances

Thompson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Salford, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Thompson

Son

Single

13

1868

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thompson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Salford, Lancashire, England

Rose

Thompson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Salford, Lancashire, England

Ada

Thompson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Salford, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

Salford, Lancashire, England

Nelly

Thompson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Salford, Lancashire, England

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