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Household of John Thompson (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wharfedale, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1838 in Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Thompson, born in 1841 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Joshua H (born 1861 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Willie (born 1871 in Menston, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1873 in Guiseley, Yorkshire, England), Jim (born 1874 in Guiseley, Yorkshire, England), Thomas B (born 1877 in Guiseley, Yorkshire, England) and Carry (born 1878 in Guiseley, Yorkshire, England).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Sarah A

Thompson

Wife
Male

Joshua H

Thompson

Son
Male

Willie

Thompson

Son
Female

Annie

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Jim

Thompson

Son
Male

Thomas B

Thompson

Son
Female

Carry

Thompson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

43

1838

Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Thompson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Joshua H

Thompson

Son

Single

20

1861

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Willie

Thompson

Son

Single

10

1871

Menston, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Thompson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Guiseley, Yorkshire, England

Jim

Thompson

Son

Single

7

1874

Guiseley, Yorkshire, England

Thomas B

Thompson

Son

Single

4

1877

Guiseley, Yorkshire, England

Carry

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Guiseley, Yorkshire, England

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