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Household of John Compton (born 1844, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stroud, Gloucestershire, 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.

John Compton and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Compton, born in 1844 in Painswick, Gloucestershire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Compton, born in 1846 in Frampton Mansell, Gloucestershire, England. They had 2 children; John William (born 1872 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England) and Charles (born 1874 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Walter Thomas Jones, born in 1859 in Chalford, Gloucestershire, England.


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John Compton's household

Male

John

Compton

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Compton

Wife
Male

John William

Compton

Son
Male

Charles

Compton

Son
Male

Walter Thomas

Jones

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Compton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Painswick, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Compton

Head

Married

37

1844

Painswick, Gloucestershire, England

Mary Ann

Compton

Wife

Married

35

1846

Frampton Mansell, Gloucestershire, England

John William

Compton

Son

Single

9

1872

Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Charles

Compton

Son

Single

7

1874

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Walter Thomas

Jones

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Chalford, Gloucestershire, England

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