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Household of William Thompson (born 1847, Yorkshire)

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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1847 in Bingley, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Thompson, born in 1848 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1872 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Sarah I (born 1874 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1876 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1878 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Edith (born 1881 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Thompson

Wife
Male

George

Thompson

Son
Female

Sarah I

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Edith

Thompson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Bingley, 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

34

1847

Bingley, Yorkshire, England

Elisabeth

Thompson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George

Thompson

Son

Single

9

1872

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Sarah I

Thompson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Thompson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Emma

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Edith

Thompson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Darwen, Lancashire, England

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