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Household of William Thompson (born 1847, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1847 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Thompson, born in 1846 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Margaret Alice (born 1867 in Witton, Lancashire, England), Lawrence (born 1870 in Witton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Witton, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1874 in Witton, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1877 in Witton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother, Margaret Aspin, born in 1819 in Lancashire, England.
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William Thompson's household
William
Thompson
Head
Mary
Thompson
Wife
Margaret Alice
Thompson
Daughter
Lawrence
Thompson
Son
Elizabeth
Thompson
Daughter
Robert
Thompson
Son
Richard
Thompson
Son
Margaret
Aspin
Mother
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Thompson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Thompson | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Thompson | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret Alice | Thompson | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Witton, Lancashire, England | |
Lawrence | Thompson | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Witton, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Thompson | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Witton, Lancashire, England | |
Robert | Thompson | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Witton, Lancashire, England | |
Richard | Thompson | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Witton, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Aspin | Mother | Widow | 62 | 1819 | Lancashire, England |
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