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Household of Alexander Thompson (born 1819, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgwater, Somerset, 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.

Alexander Thompson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thompson, born in 1819 in Bridgwater, Somerset, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Eleanor Thompson, born in 1818 in Glastonbury, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Sarah A (born 1855 in Stockland, Somerset, England) and Alexander's Servant, Emily (born 1859 in Stockland, Somerset, England).


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Alexander Thompson's household

Male

Alexander

Thompson

Head
Female

Eleanor

Thompson

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Cooksley

Servant
Female

Emily

Cooksley

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thompson

Head

Married

62

1819

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Eleanor

Thompson

Wife

Married

63

1818

Glastonbury, Somerset, England

Sarah A

Cooksley

Servant

Single

26

1855

Stockland, Somerset, England

Emily

Cooksley

Servant

Single

22

1859

Stockland, Somerset, England

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