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Household of Adam Thompson (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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.

Adam Thompson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Thompson, born in 1844 in Scotforth, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ellen Thompson, born in 1848 in Scotforth, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Samuel (born 1871 in Scotforth, Lancashire, England), Jenny (born 1873 in Scotforth, Lancashire, England), James (born 1875 in Scotforth, Lancashire, England), Margaret Alice (born 1878 in Scotforth, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1880 in Scotforth, Lancashire, England).


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Adam Thompson's household

Male

Adam

Thompson

Head
Female

Margaret Ellen

Thompson

Wife
Male

Samuel

Thompson

Son
Female

Jenny

Thompson

Daughter
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Female

Margaret Alice

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William

Thompson

Son
First name(s) Adam
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Scotforth, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Thompson

Head

Married

37

1844

Scotforth, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ellen

Thompson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Scotforth, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Thompson

Son

Single

10

1871

Scotforth, Lancashire, England

Jenny

Thompson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Scotforth, Lancashire, England

James

Thompson

Son

Single

6

1875

Scotforth, Lancashire, England

Margaret Alice

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Scotforth, Lancashire, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

1

1880

Scotforth, Lancashire, England

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