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Household of John Thompson (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1844 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Thompson, born in 1842 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1876 in Scotland) and Richard (born 1878 in Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, John W (born 1824 in Surrey, England), John's Boarder, Louisa (born 1834 in London, Middlesex, England), John's Boarder, Isabella E (born 1823 in Ireland), John's Boarder, Mary (born 1847 in Stanley, Somerset, England), John's Boarder, Isabella C (born 1846 in Stanley, Somerset, England) and John's Boarder, Robert (born 1849 in Stanley, Somerset, England).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Hannah

Thompson

Wife
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Male

Richard

Thompson

Son
Male

John W

Long

Boarder
Female

Louisa

Long

Boarder
Female

Isabella E

Hayne

Boarder
Female

Mary

Hayne

Boarder
Female

Isabella C

Wood

Boarder
Male

Robert

Hayne

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

37

1844

Scotland

Hannah

Thompson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Christchurch, Hampshire, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

5

1876

Scotland

Richard

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

Scotland

John W

Long

Boarder

Married

57

1824

Surrey, England

Louisa

Long

Boarder

Married

47

1834

London, Middlesex, England

Isabella E

Hayne

Boarder

Widow

58

1823

Ireland

Mary

Hayne

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Stanley, Somerset, England

Isabella C

Wood

Boarder

Widow

35

1846

Stanley, Somerset, England

Robert

Hayne

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Stanley, Somerset, England

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