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Household of Jacob Thompson (born 1843, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Jacob Thompson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jacob Thompson, born in 1843 in Norfolk, consisted of 7 members. Jacob was the head of the household, married to Jane Thompson, born in 1842 in North Walsham, Norfolk, England. They had 4 children; Ellen R (born 1870 in Stratford, Essex, England), Alice S (born 1874 in Stratford, Essex, England), Alfred J (born 1876 in Stratford, Essex, England) and Maud M J (born 1880 in Stratford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Jacob's Lodger, George Fisher, born in 1855 in Walham, Hertfordshire, England.


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Jacob Thompson's household

Male

Jacob

Thompson

Head
Female

Jane

Thompson

Wife
Female

Ellen R

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Alice S

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Alfred J

Thompson

Son
Female

Maud M J

Thompson

Daughter
Male

George

Fisher

Lodger
First name(s) Jacob
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Norfolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jacob

Thompson

Head

Married

38

1843

Norfolk, England

Jane

Thompson

Wife

Married

39

1842

North Walsham, Norfolk, England

Ellen R

Thompson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Stratford, Essex, England

Alice S

Thompson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Stratford, Essex, England

Alfred J

Thompson

Son

Single

5

1876

Stratford, Essex, England

Maud M J

Thompson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Stratford, Essex, England

George

Fisher

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Walham, Hertfordshire, England

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