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Household of William Thomson (born 1830, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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 Thomson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomson, born in 1830 in Croydon, Surrey, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Laura Thomson, born in 1838 in -. They had 4 children; Blanche (born 1861 in Croydon, Surrey, England), William (born 1863 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Augustus (born 1867 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and Laura (born 1873 in Croydon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Wifes Grandmother, Sophia Saunders, born in 1795 in -.


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William Thomson's household

Male

William

Thomson

Head
Female

Laura

Thomson

Wife
Female

Blanche

Thomson

Daughter
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

Augustus

Thomson

Son
Female

Laura

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Saunders

Wifes Grandmother
First name(s) William
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Croydon, Surrey, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomson

Head

Married

51

1830

Croydon, Surrey, England

Laura

Thomson

Wife

Married

43

1838

-

Blanche

Thomson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Croydon, Surrey, England

William

Thomson

Son

Single

18

1863

Croydon, Surrey, England

Augustus

Thomson

Son

Single

14

1867

Croydon, Surrey, England

Laura

Thomson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Croydon, Surrey, England

Sophia

Saunders

Wifes Grandmother

Widow

86

1795

-

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