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Household of Benjamin Thompson (born 1852, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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.

Benjamin Thompson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Thompson, born in 1852 in East Dereham, Norfolk, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thompson, born in 1852 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Margaret L (born 1874 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Benjamin W (born 1875 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Jane (born 1877 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Frederick (born 1878 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), David (born 1880 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).


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Benjamin Thompson's household

Male

Benjamin

Thompson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Wife
Female

Margaret L

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Benjamin W

Thompson

Son
Female

Jane

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Thompson

Son
Male

David

Thompson

Son
Male

Joseph

Thompson

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place East Dereham, Norfolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Thompson

Head

Married

29

1852

East Dereham, Norfolk, England

Margaret

Thompson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Margaret L

Thompson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Benjamin W

Thompson

Son

Single

6

1875

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Jane

Thompson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Frederick

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

David

Thompson

Son

Single

1

1880

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Thompson

Son

Single

0

1881

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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