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Household of Elijah Thompson (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Elijah Thompson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elijah Thompson, born in 1828 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Elijah was the head of the household, married to Mary Thompson, born in 1831 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Japeth (born 1861 in Lancashire, England), Jubel (born 1863 in Lancashire, England), Elijah (born 1865 in Lancashire, England), Edith (born 1866 in Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1871 in Lancashire, England) and Albert (born 1874 in Lancashire, England).


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Elijah Thompson's household

Male

Elijah

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary

Thompson

Wife
Male

Japeth

Thompson

Son
Male

Jubel

Thompson

Son
Male

Elijah

Thompson

Son
Female

Edith

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Thompson

Son
Male

Albert

Thompson

Son
First name(s) Elijah
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elijah

Thompson

Head

Married

53

1828

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thompson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Japeth

Thompson

Son

Single

20

1861

Lancashire, England

Jubel

Thompson

Son

Single

18

1863

Lancashire, England

Elijah

Thompson

Son

Single

16

1865

Lancashire, England

Edith

Thompson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Lancashire, England

Arthur

Thompson

Son

Single

10

1871

Lancashire, England

Albert

Thompson

Son

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

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