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Household of John Thompson (born 1825, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1825 in Stillingfleet, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thompson, born in 1831 in Ealand, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1854 in Cliffe, Yorkshire, England) and Laura (born 1874 in Cliffe, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Oxley (born 1854 in South Duffield, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Newsome, Yorkshire, England).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Female

Laura

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Oxley

Smith

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Escreet

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Stillingfleet, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

56

1825

Stillingfleet, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ealand, Yorkshire, England

John

Thompson

Son

Married

27

1854

Cliffe, Yorkshire, England

Laura

Thompson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Cliffe, Yorkshire, England

Oxley

Smith

Servant

Single

27

1854

South Duffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Escreet

Servant

Single

18

1863

Newsome, Yorkshire, England

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