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Household of George Thompson (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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.

George Thompson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Thompson, born in 1841 in Swillington, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. George was the head of the household, married to Emma Thompson, born in 1840 in Oulton, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1864 in Oulton, Yorkshire, England), Harrison (born 1868 in Oulton, Yorkshire, England) and Leonard (born 1871 in Woodlesford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Boarder, James (born 1852 in Yorkshire, England), George's Boarder, Mary (born 1851 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England), George's Boarder, Charles E (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George's Boarder, James W (born 1878 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England) and George's Boarder, Emily (born 1881 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England).


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George Thompson's household

Male

George

Thompson

Head
Female

Emma

Thompson

Wife
Male

Robert

Thompson

Son
Male

Harrison

Thompson

Son
Male

Leonard

Thompson

Son
Female

James

Wilson

Boarder
Female

Mary

Wilson

Boarder
Male

Charles E

Wilson

Boarder
Male

James W

Wilson

Boarder
Female

Emily

Wilson

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Swillington, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Thompson

Head

Married

40

1841

Swillington, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Thompson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Oulton, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Thompson

Son

Single

17

1864

Oulton, Yorkshire, England

Harrison

Thompson

Son

Single

13

1868

Oulton, Yorkshire, England

Leonard

Thompson

Son

Single

10

1871

Woodlesford, Yorkshire, England

James

Wilson

Boarder

Married

29

1852

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wilson

Boarder

Married

30

1851

Stockton on Tees, Durham, England

Charles E

Wilson

Boarder

Single

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James W

Wilson

Boarder

Single

3

1878

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Wilson

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Stockton on Tees, Durham, England

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