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Household of John Thompson (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1828 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thompson, born in 1840 in Halliwell, Lancashire, England. They had 9 children; John Alfred (born 1861 in Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1864 in Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England), Alice Ann (born 1867 in Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England), Frederick (born 1872 in Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England), Betsy Ann (born 1876 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Enos (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1880 in Lancashire, England) and Martha (born 1881 in Lancashire, England).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Sarah

Thompson

Wife
Male

John Alfred

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Alice Ann

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Thompson

Son
Female

Betsy Ann

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Enos

Thompson

Son
Male

Thomas

Thompson

Son
Female

Martha

Thompson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

53

1828

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Thompson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Halliwell, Lancashire, England

John Alfred

Thompson

Son

Single

20

1861

Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Thompson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England

Alice Ann

Thompson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Thompson

Son

Single

9

1872

Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England

Betsy Ann

Thompson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Enos

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Thompson

Son

Single

1

1880

Lancashire, England

Martha

Thompson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lancashire, England

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