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Household of William Thompson (born 1818, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 1818 in Rochdale, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Betsy Thompson, born in 1824 in Settle, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Joseph (born 1854 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Benjamin (born 1855 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Annie Sophia (born 1860 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), William (born 1864 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Arthur (born 1867 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Betsy

Thompson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Thompson

Son
Male

Benjamin

Thompson

Son
Female

Annie Sophia

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Male

Arthur

Thompson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Rochdale, 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

63

1818

Rochdale, Yorkshire, England

Betsy

Thompson

Wife

Married

57

1824

Settle, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Thompson

Son

Single

27

1854

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Thompson

Son

Single

26

1855

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Annie Sophia

Thompson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

17

1864

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Thompson

Son

Single

14

1867

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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