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Household of William Thompson (born 1846, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1846 in Largs, Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thompson, born in 1848 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Terence (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Joseph (born 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Boarder, John (born 1858 in Ireland) and William's Boarder, Patrick (born 1858 in Ireland).
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William Thompson's household
William
Thompson
Head
Elizabeth
Thompson
Wife
Mary
Thompson
Daughter
Catherine
Thompson
Daughter
William
Thompson
Son
Terence
Thompson
Son
Elizabeth
Thompson
Daughter
Joseph
Kanahan
Boarder
John
McLaughan
Boarder
Patrick
Lee
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Thompson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Thompson | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Thompson | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Ireland | |
Mary | Thompson | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Thompson | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Thompson | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Terence | Thompson | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Thompson | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Joseph | Kanahan | Boarder | Unmarried | 32 | 1849 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | McLaughan | Boarder | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Ireland | |
Patrick | Lee | Boarder | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Ireland |
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