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Household of William Thompson (born 1838, Lancashire)

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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1838 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Thompson, born in 1840 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Susannah (born 1864 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Grace (born 1865 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), John (born 1872 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1874 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Christopher Thompson, born in 1812 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Ann

Thompson

Wife
Female

Susannah

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Grace

Thompson

Daughter
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Christopher

Thompson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

43

1838

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Ann

Thompson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Thompson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Grace

Thompson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Burnley, Lancashire, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

9

1872

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Christopher

Thompson

Boarder

Widow

69

1812

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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