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Household of Elizabeth Thompson (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

Elizabeth Thompson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elizabeth Thompson, born in 1834 in Bedford, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Elizabeth was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Ellen (born 1858 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1860 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1862 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), John (born 1871 in Bedford, Lancashire, England) and Samuel (born 1877 in Bedford, Lancashire, England).


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Elizabeth Thompson's household

Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Head
Female

Ellen

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Male

Samuel

Thompson

Son
First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Bedford, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elizabeth

Thompson

Head

Widow

47

1834

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Thompson

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Bedford, Lancashire, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

10

1871

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Thompson

Son

Single

4

1877

Bedford, Lancashire, England

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