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Household of John Thompson (born 1831, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in City of London, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1831 in East Peckham, Kent, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Thompson, born in 1830 in East Peckham, Kent, England. They had 1 grandchild; Ada, born 1873 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's -, Richard Stephen (born 1863 in Middlesex, England), John's Servant, Emily (born 1863 in South Shields, Durham, England) and John's Nephew, Herbert Wm (born 1864 in East Peckham, Kent, England).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Thompson

Wife
Female

Ada

Mathews

Grand Daughter
Male

Richard Stephen

Phillips

-
Female

Emily

Smith

Servant
Male

Herbert Wm

Groves

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place East Peckham, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

50

1831

East Peckham, Kent, England

Sarah Ann

Thompson

Wife

Married

51

1830

East Peckham, Kent, England

Ada

Mathews

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Richard Stephen

Phillips

-

Single

18

1863

Middlesex, England

Emily

Smith

Servant

Single

18

1863

South Shields, Durham, England

Herbert Wm

Groves

Nephew

Single

17

1864

East Peckham, Kent, England

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