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Household of John Thompson (born 1852, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Christchurch, Hampshire,Dorset, 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 1852 in Brixham, Devon, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary J Thompson, born in 1856 in Brixham, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Claud W (born 1879 in Brixham, Devon, England) and Infant (born 1881 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Ellen (born 1849 in West Parley, Dorset, England) and John's Servant, Rose (born 1866 in East Parley, Hampshire, England).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary J

Thompson

Wife
Male

Claud W

Thompson

Son
Male

Infant

Thompson

Son
Female

Ellen

Reeks

Visitor
Female

Rose

Travers

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Brixham, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

29

1852

Brixham, Devon, England

Mary J

Thompson

Wife

Married

25

1856

Brixham, Devon, England

Claud W

Thompson

Son

Single

2

1879

Brixham, Devon, England

Infant

Thompson

Son

Single

0

1881

Christchurch, Hampshire, England

Ellen

Reeks

Visitor

Single

32

1849

West Parley, Dorset, England

Rose

Travers

Servant

Single

15

1866

East Parley, Hampshire, England

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