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Household of William Thompson (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1840 in Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thompson, born in 1839 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1865 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Florance Maud (born 1875 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Ethel May (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Sarah

Thompson

Wife
Female

Mary

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Ada

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Florance Maud

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Ethel May

Thompson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Darwen, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

41

1840

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Thompson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thompson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ada

Thompson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Florance Maud

Thompson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ethel May

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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