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Household of George Thompson (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Thompson, born in 1843 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thompson, born in 1853 in Kirton, Lincolnshire, England. They had 2 children; George H (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Mary Ann (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Step Daughter, Lily (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), George's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1832 in Nottinghamshire, England), George's Sister In Law, Martha A (born 1863 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and George's Brother In Law, Robert (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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George Thompson's household

Male

George

Thompson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife
Female

Lily

Gregory

Step Daughter
Male

George H

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Oxley

Mother In Law
Female

Martha A

Oxley

Sister In Law
Male

Robert

Oxley

Brother In Law
First name(s) George
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Thompson

Head

Married

38

1843

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Kirton, Lincolnshire, England

Lily

Gregory

Step Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George H

Thompson

Son

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Thompson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Oxley

Mother In Law

Widow

49

1832

Nottinghamshire, England

Martha A

Oxley

Sister In Law

Single

18

1863

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Oxley

Brother In Law

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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