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Household of John Thompson (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1854 in Barrow, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Thompson, born in 1857 in Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Eliza J (born 1879 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and Abraham (born 1881 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Cousin, William T A (born 1875 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, Matthew J (born 1855 in Lancashire, England).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Hannah

Thompson

Wife
Female

Eliza J

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Abraham

Thompson

Son
Male

William T A

Myers

Cousin
Male

Matthew J

Myers

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Barrow, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

27

1854

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Thompson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Lancashire, England

Eliza J

Thompson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Abraham

Thompson

Son

Single

0

1881

Barrow, Lancashire, England

William T A

Myers

Cousin

Single

6

1875

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Matthew J

Myers

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Lancashire, England

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