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Household of Anthony Thompson (born 1840, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

Anthony Thompson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Anthony Thompson, born in 1840 in Northamptonshire, consisted of 7 members. Anthony was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thompson, born in 1844 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary H (born 1863 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Maria (born 1865 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), William T (born 1869 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Charles A (born 1874 in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Anthony's Mother In Law, Hannah Cooper, born in 1819 in Stockport, Cheshire, England.


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Anthony Thompson's household

Male

Anthony

Thompson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife
Female

Mary H

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Maria

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William T

Thompson

Son
Male

Charles A

Thompson

Son
Female

Hannah

Cooper

Mother In Law
First name(s) Anthony
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Northamptonshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Anthony

Thompson

Head

Married

41

1840

Northamptonshire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Mary H

Thompson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Maria

Thompson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Ashton, Lancashire, England

William T

Thompson

Son

Single

12

1869

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Charles A

Thompson

Son

Single

7

1874

Cockermouth, Cumberland, England

Hannah

Cooper

Mother In Law

Widow

62

1819

Stockport, Cheshire, England

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