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Household of John James Thompson (born 1848, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 James Thompson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John James Thompson, born in 1848 in Poplar, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. John James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Ann Thompson, born in 1847 in Poplar, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; George Robert (born 1876 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Ernest William (born 1878 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Henry John (born 1880 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and Anne (born 1881 in Greenwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John James's Lodger Head, Charles (born 1850 in India), John James's Brother In Law, Benjamin (born 1851 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and John James's Visitor, Caroline (born 1860 in Greenwich, Kent, England).


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John James Thompson's household

Male

John James

Thompson

Head
Female

Eliza Ann

Thompson

Wife
Male

George Robert

Thompson

Son
Male

Ernest William

Thompson

Son
Male

Henry John

Thompson

Son
Male

Charles

Gillmore

Lodger Head
Female

Fanny

Gillmore

Wife
Female

Anne

Gillmore

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Cocker

Brother In Law
Female

Caroline

Nunn

Visitor
First name(s) John James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Poplar, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John James

Thompson

Head

Married

33

1848

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Eliza Ann

Thompson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Poplar, Middlesex, England

George Robert

Thompson

Son

Single

5

1876

Greenwich, Kent, England

Ernest William

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Henry John

Thompson

Son

Single

1

1880

Greenwich, Kent, England

Charles

Gillmore

Lodger Head

Married

31

1850

India

Fanny

Gillmore

Wife

Married

28

1853

Greenwich, Kent, England

Anne

Gillmore

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Greenwich, Kent, England

Benjamin

Cocker

Brother In Law

Single

30

1851

Greenwich, Kent, England

Caroline

Nunn

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Greenwich, Kent, England

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