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Household of William Thompson (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Selby, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1843 in Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Thompson, born in 1839 in Selby, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Benjamin (born 1863 in Selby, Yorkshire, England), Polly (born 1868 in Selby, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1871 in Selby, Yorkshire, England), Hannah M (born 1873 in Selby, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1876 in Selby, Yorkshire, England), Lily Mary (born 1879 in Selby, Yorkshire, England) and Herbert (born 1881 in Selby, Yorkshire, England).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary

Thompson

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Thompson

Son
Female

Polly

Thompson

Daughter
Male

George

Thompson

Son
Female

Hannah M

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Thompson

Son
Female

Lily Mary

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Thompson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

38

1843

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Thompson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Selby, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Thompson

Son

Single

18

1863

Selby, Yorkshire, England

Polly

Thompson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Selby, Yorkshire, England

George

Thompson

Son

Single

10

1871

Selby, Yorkshire, England

Hannah M

Thompson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Selby, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Thompson

Son

Single

5

1876

Selby, Yorkshire, England

Lily Mary

Thompson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Selby, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Thompson

Son

Single

0

1881

Selby, Yorkshire, England

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