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Household of Joseph Thompson (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Joseph Thompson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thompson, born in 1851 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ann Thompson, born in 1853 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Jane (born 1876 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Alice (born 1878 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England) and Harold (born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Visitor, Thomas (born 1847 in Buxton, Derbyshire, England), Joseph's Visitors Wife, Hannah Jane (born 1853 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Joseph's Visitors Son, John Wm (born 1878 in Mold, Flintshire, Wales) and Joseph's Visitors Daughter, Mary Elizth (born 1880 in Mold, Flintshire, Wales).


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Joseph Thompson's household

Male

Joseph

Thompson

Head
Female

Ann

Thompson

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Alice

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Harold

Thompson

Son
Male

Thomas

Renshaw

Visitor
Female

Hannah Jane

Renshaw

Visitors Wife
Male

John Wm

Renshaw

Visitors Son
Female

Mary Elizth

Renshaw

Visitors Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thompson

Head

Married

30

1851

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Thompson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Thompson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Alice

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Harold

Thompson

Son

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Renshaw

Visitor

Married

34

1847

Buxton, Derbyshire, England

Hannah Jane

Renshaw

Visitors Wife

Married

28

1853

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John Wm

Renshaw

Visitors Son

Single

3

1878

Mold, Flintshire, Wales

Mary Elizth

Renshaw

Visitors Daughter

Single

1

1880

Mold, Flintshire, Wales

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