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Household of Alexander W Thompson (born 1850)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, 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 W Thompson and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander W Thompson, born in 1850 in , consisted of 15 members. Alexander W was the head of the household, married to Charlotte A Thompson, born in 1846 in India. They had 6 children; Laura M (born 1866 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Eva J (born 1870 in Staplefield, Sussex, England), Ernest C (born 1874 in Ireland), Frederick G (born 1875 in Ireland), Kathleen G (born 1880 in Taunton, Somerset, England) and Gerald Whitemore (born 1881 in Taunton, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander W's Servant, Mary A (born 1830 in -), Alexander W's Servant, Hannah (born 1857 in Ireland), Alexander W's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Ireland), Alexander W's Servant, Dora (born 1861 in Blagdon, Somerset, England), Alexander W's Servant, Lucy (born 1866 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Alexander W's Servant, Thomas (born 1831 in -) and Alexander W's Servant, James (born 1866 in Taunton, Somerset, England).


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Alexander W Thompson's household

Male

Alexander W

Thompson

Head
Female

Charlotte A

Thompson

Wife
Female

Laura M

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Eva J

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Ernest C

Thompson

Son
Male

Frederick G

Thompson

Son
Female

Kathleen G

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Gerald Whitemore

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary A

Jeffries

Servant
Female

Hannah

Barry

Servant
Female

Mary

Scully

Servant
Female

Dora

Mesham

Servant
Female

Lucy

Trott

Servant
Male

Thomas

Partrige

Servant
Male

James

Lang

Servant
First name(s) Alexander W
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Ireland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander W

Thompson

Head

Married

31

1850

Ireland

Charlotte A

Thompson

Wife

Married

35

1846

India

Laura M

Thompson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Brighton, Sussex, England

Eva J

Thompson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Staplefield, Sussex, England

Ernest C

Thompson

Son

Single

7

1874

Ireland

Frederick G

Thompson

Son

Single

6

1875

Ireland

Kathleen G

Thompson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Taunton, Somerset, England

Gerald Whitemore

Thompson

Son

Single

0

1881

Taunton, Somerset, England

Mary A

Jeffries

Servant

Widow

51

1830

-

Hannah

Barry

Servant

Single

24

1857

Ireland

Mary

Scully

Servant

Single

23

1858

Ireland

Dora

Mesham

Servant

Single

20

1861

Blagdon, Somerset, England

Lucy

Trott

Servant

Single

15

1866

Taunton, Somerset, England

Thomas

Partrige

Servant

Married

50

1831

-

James

Lang

Servant

Single

15

1866

Taunton, Somerset, England

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