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Household of John Thompson (born 1826, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ulverston, 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 1826 in Beckermet, Cumberland, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thompson, born in 1827 in Whitbeck, Cumberland, England. They had 2 children; George (born 1862 in Gosforth, Cumberland, England) and James H (born 1867 in Bootle, Cumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Thomas Herriot, born in 1856 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England.


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife
Male

George

Thompson

Son
Male

James H

Thompson

Son
Male

Thomas

Herriot

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Beckermet, Cumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

55

1826

Beckermet, Cumberland, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife

Married

54

1827

Whitbeck, Cumberland, England

George

Thompson

Son

Single

19

1862

Gosforth, Cumberland, England

James H

Thompson

Son

Single

14

1867

Bootle, Cumberland, England

Thomas

Herriot

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

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