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Household of John Thompson (born 1831, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, 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.

John Thompson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1831 in Warkworth, Northumberland, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine A Thompson, born in 1836 in Calne, Wiltshire, England. They had 5 children; Kate E (born 1862 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Samuel J (born 1864 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Emma J (born 1865 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), William G (born 1867 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Ellen F (born 1874 in West Brompton, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grand Mother, Jane (born 1809 in Calne, Wiltshire, England), John's Boarder, John H (born 1856 in Kent, England), John's Boarder, Caroline (born 1850 in Kent, England) and John's Boarder, Georgina (born 1857 in Kent, England).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Catherine A

Thompson

Wife
Female

Kate E

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Samuel J

Thompson

Son
Female

Emma J

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William G

Thompson

Son
Female

Ellen F

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wheeler

Grand Mother
Male

John H

Everest

Boarder
Female

Caroline

Everest

Boarder
Female

Georgina

Everest

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Warkworth, Northumberland, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

50

1831

Warkworth, Northumberland, England

Catherine A

Thompson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Calne, Wiltshire, England

Kate E

Thompson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Samuel J

Thompson

Son

Single

17

1864

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Emma J

Thompson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Hackney, Middlesex, England

William G

Thompson

Son

Single

14

1867

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Ellen F

Thompson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

West Brompton, Middlesex, England

Jane

Wheeler

Grand Mother

Widow

72

1809

Calne, Wiltshire, England

John H

Everest

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Kent, England

Caroline

Everest

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Kent, England

Georgina

Everest

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Kent, England

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