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Household of Henry Thompson (born 1846, Essex)

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.

Henry Thompson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Thompson, born in 1846 in Henham, Essex, consisted of 6 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary A Thompson, born in 1847 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 3 children; Ernest H (born 1874 in Bow, Middlesex, England), Eleanor M (born 1877 in Bow, Middlesex, England) and Alice E (born 1879 in Bow, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Mother In Law, Sarah Sewell, born in 1799 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.


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Henry Thompson's household

Male

Henry

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary A

Thompson

Wife
Male

Ernest H

Thompson

Son
Female

Eleanor M

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Alice E

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Sewell

Mother In Law
First name(s) Henry
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Henham, Essex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Thompson

Head

Married

35

1846

Henham, Essex, England

Mary A

Thompson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Ernest H

Thompson

Son

Single

7

1874

Bow, Middlesex, England

Eleanor M

Thompson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bow, Middlesex, England

Alice E

Thompson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bow, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Sewell

Mother In Law

Widow

82

1799

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

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