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Household of Elijah Thomson (born 1838, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Saddleworth, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Thomson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elijah Thomson, born in 1838 in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Elijah was the head of the household, married to Ann Thomson, born in 1839 in Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1861 in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England), Elijah (born 1864 in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1866 in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England), Aurelia (born 1870 in Marston, Cheshire, England), Ann Rebecca (born 1874 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England) and George (born 1877 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England).


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Elijah Thomson's household

Male

Elijah

Thomson

Head
Female

Ann

Thomson

Wife
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

Elijah

Thomson

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Aurelia

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Ann Rebecca

Thomson

Daughter
Male

George

Thomson

Son
First name(s) Elijah
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elijah

Thomson

Head

Married

43

1838

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England

Ann

Thomson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Yorkshire, England

John

Thomson

Son

Single

20

1861

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England

Elijah

Thomson

Son

Single

17

1864

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England

Sarah Ann

Thomson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England

Aurelia

Thomson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Marston, Cheshire, England

Ann Rebecca

Thomson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

George

Thomson

Son

Single

4

1877

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

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