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Household of William Thompson (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1831 in Goole, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Thompson, born in 1840 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Lavinia (born 1868 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1871 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England) and Mary (born 1873 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In Law, Alfred Stogden, born in 1873 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England.


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary

Thompson

Wife
Female

Lavinia

Thompson

Daughter
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Stogden

Son In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Goole, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

50

1831

Goole, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Thompson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Lavinia

Thompson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

James

Thompson

Son

Single

10

1871

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Thompson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Stogden

Son In Law

Single

8

1873

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

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