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Household of Henry Thompson (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

Henry Thompson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Thompson, born in 1842 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Emma Thompson, born in 1846 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Samuel (born 1869 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1872 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1874 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1877 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Bessie (born 1879 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1881 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).


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Henry Thompson's household

Male

Henry

Thompson

Head
Female

Emma

Thompson

Wife
Male

Samuel

Thompson

Son
Female

Alice

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Thompson

Son
Female

Bessie

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Thompson

Daughter
First name(s) Henry
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Thompson

Head

Married

39

1842

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Emma

Thompson

Wife

Married

35

1846

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Thompson

Son

Single

12

1869

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Alice

Thompson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Thompson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Thompson

Son

Single

4

1877

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Bessie

Thompson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Thompson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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