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Household of John Thompson (born 1816, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1816 in Romiley, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Thompson, born in 1819 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; James, born 1847 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England. They had 4 grandchildren; Mary A (born 1875 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Rupert (born 1877 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), John J (born 1879 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Annie (born 1881 in Stockport, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sons Wife Daughter In Law, Elizabeth (born 1846 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England) and John's Servant, Sarah J (born 1867 in Derbyshire, England).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Hannah

Thompson

Wife
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Sons Wife Daughter In Law
Female

Mary A

Thompson

Grand Daughter
Male

Rupert

Thompson

Grand Son
Male

John J

Thompson

Grand Son
Female

Annie

Thompson

Grand Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Bainbridge

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Romiley, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

65

1816

Romiley, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Thompson

Wife

Married

62

1819

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

James

Thompson

Son

Married

34

1847

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Sons Wife Daughter In Law

Married

35

1846

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Thompson

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Rupert

Thompson

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Ashton, Lancashire, England

John J

Thompson

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Annie

Thompson

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Sarah J

Bainbridge

Servant

Single

14

1867

Derbyshire, England

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