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Household of Edwin Thompson (born 1840, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sevenoaks, Kent, 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.

Edwin Thompson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Thompson, born in 1840 in Mears Ashby, Northamptonshire, consisted of 8 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Hannah Thompson, born in 1839 in Shoreham, Kent, England. They had 5 children; William R E (born 1873 in Shoreham, Kent, England), Hannah L (born 1874 in Shoreham, Kent, England), Kate E (born 1876 in Shoreham, Kent, England), Thomas E (born 1879 in Shoreham, Kent, England) and Ethelind F (born 1881 in Shoreham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edwin's Cousin, Fanny Edgington, born in 1837 in Bletchingley, Surrey, England.


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Edwin Thompson's household

Male

Edwin

Thompson

Head
Female

Hannah

Thompson

Wife
Male

William R E

Thompson

Son
Female

Hannah L

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Kate E

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Thomas E

Thompson

Son
Female

Ethelind F

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Edgington

Cousin
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Mears Ashby, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Thompson

Head

Married

41

1840

Mears Ashby, Northamptonshire, England

Hannah

Thompson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Shoreham, Kent, England

William R E

Thompson

Son

Single

8

1873

Shoreham, Kent, England

Hannah L

Thompson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Shoreham, Kent, England

Kate E

Thompson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Shoreham, Kent, England

Thomas E

Thompson

Son

Single

2

1879

Shoreham, Kent, England

Ethelind F

Thompson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Shoreham, Kent, England

Fanny

Edgington

Cousin

Single

44

1837

Bletchingley, Surrey, England

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