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Household of Ellen Thompson (born 1832, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.

Ellen Thompson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Thompson, born in 1832 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 11 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; James (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Kate (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Jannie (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Mary A (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Ellen's Lodger Head, Ellen (born 1859 in Ireland), Ellen's Lodger Head, James (born 1837 in Ireland) and Ellen's Lodger Head, Mary (born 1858 in Scotland).


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Ellen Thompson's household

Female

Ellen

Thompson

Head
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Female

Ellen

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Coolaham

Lodger Head
Female

Kate

Coolaham

Daughter
Male

James

Herron

Lodger Head
Female

Emma E

Herron

Wife
Female

Mary

Mollison

Lodger Head
Female

Jannie

Mollison

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Mollison

Daughter
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

Thompson

Head

Widow

49

1832

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

James

Thompson

Son

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Thompson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Coolaham

Lodger Head

Single

22

1859

Ireland

Kate

Coolaham

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James

Herron

Lodger Head

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Emma E

Herron

Wife

Married

30

1851

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Mollison

Lodger Head

Married

23

1858

Scotland

Jannie

Mollison

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Mollison

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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