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Household of John Thompson (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1852 in Astley, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thompson, born in 1856 in Bedford, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Fred (born 1876 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), Ben (born 1878 in Bedford, Lancashire, England) and Jane (born 1881 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife
Male

Fred

Thompson

Son
Male

Ben

Thompson

Son
Female

Jane

Thompson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Astley, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

29

1852

Astley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife

Married

25

1856

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Fred

Thompson

Son

Single

5

1876

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Ben

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Jane

Thompson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

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