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Household of William Thompson (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1836 in Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Thompson, born in 1838 in Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Betty (born 1866 in Lancashire, England), Lancelot (born 1868 in Lancashire, England), Willie (born 1873 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1877 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Stepson, Hartley (born 1871 in Yorkshire, England), William's Stepdaughter, Mary (born 1873 in Yorkshire, England) and William's Stepson, Thomas (born 1875 in Yorkshire, England).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Martha

Thompson

Wife
Female

Betty

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Lancelot

Thompson

Son
Male

Willie

Thompson

Son
Male

Robert

Thompson

Son
Male

Hartley

Turner

Stepson
Female

Mary

Turner

Stepdaughter
Male

Thomas

Turner

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

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

45

1836

Yorkshire, England

Martha

Thompson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Yorkshire, England

Betty

Thompson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Lancashire, England

Lancelot

Thompson

Son

Single

13

1868

Lancashire, England

Willie

Thompson

Son

Single

8

1873

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Robert

Thompson

Son

Single

4

1877

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Hartley

Turner

Stepson

Single

10

1871

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Turner

Stepdaughter

Single

8

1873

Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Turner

Stepson

Single

6

1875

Yorkshire, England

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