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Household of John Thompson (born 1848, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1848 in Padiham, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thompson, born in 1847 in Padiham, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Rhoda (born 1871 in Barrowford, Lancashire, England), Nancy (born 1877 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth E (born 1878 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), John (born 1880 in Padiham, Lancashire, England) and Sarah J (born 1881 in Padiham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Robert (born 1852 in Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, John (born 1854 in Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, Margaret (born 1856 in Lancashire, England).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife
Female

Rhoda

Bond

Daughter
Female

Nancy

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth E

Thompson

Daughter
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Female

Sarah J

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Bond

Boarder
Male

John

Bond

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Bond

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Padiham, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

33

1848

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Rhoda

Bond

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Barrowford, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Thompson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth E

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Padiham, Lancashire, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

1

1880

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Thompson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Robert

Bond

Boarder

Married

29

1852

Lancashire, England

John

Bond

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Bond

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Lancashire, England

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