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Household of John Thompson (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thirsk, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1835 in Cropton, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Dinah Thompson, born in 1837 in Easterside, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1868 in Old Byland, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1871 in Old Byland, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin (born 1874 in Kilburn, Yorkshire, England), Robert (born 1877 in Kilburn, Yorkshire, England) and John (born 1878 in Kilburn, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Arthur (born 1862 in Kilburn, Yorkshire, England) and John's Boarder, John (born 1865 in Boltby, Yorkshire, England).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Dinah

Thompson

Wife
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Male

Joseph

Thompson

Son
Male

Benjamin

Thompson

Son
Male

Robert

Thompson

Son
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Male

Arthur

Coates

Boarder
Male

John

Shaw

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Cropton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

46

1835

Cropton, Yorkshire, England

Dinah

Thompson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Easterside, Yorkshire, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

13

1868

Old Byland, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Thompson

Son

Single

10

1871

Old Byland, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Thompson

Son

Single

7

1874

Kilburn, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Thompson

Son

Single

4

1877

Kilburn, Yorkshire, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

Kilburn, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Coates

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Kilburn, Yorkshire, England

John

Shaw

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Boltby, Yorkshire, England

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