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Household of Henrietta Thomson (born 1840, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

Henrietta Thomson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henrietta Thomson, born in 1840 in Bermondsey, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Henrietta was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Albert T (born 1875 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), James C (born 1878 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Thomas W (born 1880 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henrietta's Lodger, William (born 1826 in Kirkcaldy, Scotland) and Henrietta's Lodger Head, John (born 1833 in North Shields, Northumberland, England).


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Henrietta Thomson's household

Female

Henrietta

Thomson

Head
Male

Albert T

Thomson

Son
Male

James C

Thomson

Son
Male

Thomas W

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Short

Lodger
Male

John

Adams

Lodger Head
Female

Emma

Adams

Wife
First name(s) Henrietta
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bermondsey, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henrietta

Thomson

Head

Widow

41

1840

Bermondsey, Kent, England

Albert T

Thomson

Son

Single

6

1875

Poplar, Middlesex, England

James C

Thomson

Son

Single

3

1878

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Thomas W

Thomson

Son

Single

1

1880

Poplar, Middlesex, England

William

Short

Lodger

Widower

55

1826

Kirkcaldy, Scotland

John

Adams

Lodger Head

Married

48

1833

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Emma

Adams

Wife

Married

44

1837

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

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