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Household of Elizabeth Thompson (born 1837, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,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.

Elizabeth Thompson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elizabeth Thompson, born in 1837 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. Elizabeth was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Hannah (born 1876 in Lewisham, Kent, England) and Benjamin (born 1878 in Lewisham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Elizabeth's Nephew, Harry (born 1881 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Elizabeth's Visitor, Alice (born 1860 in Deal, Kent, England), Elizabeth's Boarder, Nellie (born 1880 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Elizabeth's Boarder, Arthur (born 1859 in Chatham, Kent, England) and Elizabeth's Boarder, William (born 1880 in Lewisham, Kent, England).


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Elizabeth Thompson's household

Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Head
Female

Hannah

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Thompson

Son
Male

Harry

Phillips

Nephew
Female

Alice

Ladd

Visitor
Female

Nellie

Rogers

Boarder
Male

Arthur

Prayle

Boarder
Male

William

Pike

Boarder
First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elizabeth

Thompson

Head

Widow

44

1837

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Hannah

Thompson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lewisham, Kent, England

Benjamin

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

Lewisham, Kent, England

Harry

Phillips

Nephew

Single

0

1881

Lewisham, Kent, England

Alice

Ladd

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Deal, Kent, England

Nellie

Rogers

Boarder

Single

1

1880

Lewisham, Kent, England

Arthur

Prayle

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Chatham, Kent, England

William

Pike

Boarder

Single

1

1880

Lewisham, Kent, England

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