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Household of John Thompson (born 1828, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1828 in Cottingham, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary J Thompson, born in 1833 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Benjamin (born 1862 in Hinderwell, Yorkshire, England), Robert J (born 1868 in Allerston, Yorkshire, England), Sarah J (born 1870 in Harton, Yorkshire, England), John F (born 1872 in Harton, Yorkshire, England) and Mary E (born 1874 in Harton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Malton, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, William (born 1862 in Helperby, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, John (born 1862 in York, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Robert (born 1862 in Clifton, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Samuel (born 1864 in Riccall, Yorkshire, England).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary J

Thompson

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Thompson

Son
Male

Robert J

Thompson

Son
Female

Sarah J

Thompson

Daughter
Male

John F

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary E

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Young

Servant
Male

William

Baine

Servant
Male

John

Haigh

Servant
Male

Robert

Bawley

Servant
Male

Samuel

Marsden

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Cottingham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

53

1828

Cottingham, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Thompson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Thompson

Son

Single

19

1862

Hinderwell, Yorkshire, England

Robert J

Thompson

Son

Single

13

1868

Allerston, Yorkshire, England

Sarah J

Thompson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Harton, Yorkshire, England

John F

Thompson

Son

Single

9

1872

Harton, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Thompson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Harton, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Young

Servant

Single

19

1862

Malton, Yorkshire, England

William

Baine

Servant

Single

19

1862

Helperby, Yorkshire, England

John

Haigh

Servant

Single

19

1862

York, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Bawley

Servant

Single

19

1862

Clifton, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Marsden

Servant

Single

17

1864

Riccall, Yorkshire, England

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