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Household of Benjamin Thompson (born 1838, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Thompson, born in 1838 in Cambridgeshire, consisted of 5 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary A Thompson, born in 1838 in Croft, Lincolnshire, England. They had 1 child; Benjamin, born 1865 in Drayton, Cambridgeshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Nephew, Francis (born 1864 in Drayton, Cambridgeshire, England) and Benjamin's Nephew, Bertie (born 1875 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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Benjamin Thompson's household

Male

Benjamin

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary A

Thompson

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Thompson

Son
Male

Francis

Thompson

Nephew
Male

Bertie

Edwards

Nephew
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Thompson

Head

Married

43

1838

Cambridgeshire, England

Mary A

Thompson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Croft, Lincolnshire, England

Benjamin

Thompson

Son

Single

16

1865

Drayton, Cambridgeshire, England

Francis

Thompson

Nephew

Single

17

1864

Drayton, Cambridgeshire, England

Bertie

Edwards

Nephew

Single

6

1875

York, Yorkshire, England

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