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Household of William Thompson (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 1836 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Thompson, born in 1836 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1860 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), William (born 1862 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), James (born 1863 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1865 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Moth, Jane (born 1809 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and William's Servant, Richard (born 1858 in Ireland).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Jane

Thompson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Thompson

Son
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Williams

Moth
Male

Richard

Curley

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

45

1836

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Thompson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Thompson

Son

Single

21

1860

Oldham, Lancashire, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

19

1862

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James

Thompson

Son

Single

18

1863

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thompson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Jane

Williams

Moth

Widow

72

1809

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Richard

Curley

Servant

Single

23

1858

Ireland

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