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Household of Joseph Thompson (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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.

Joseph Thompson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thompson, born in 1842 in Southowram, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Fanny Thompson, born in 1843 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Lucy (born 1869 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin (born 1871 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England), William H (born 1873 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1875 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England), Joe (born 1876 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1877 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England), Arnold (born 1879 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England) and Henry (born 1881 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Elizabeth Kitson, born in 1860 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Thompson's household

Male

Joseph

Thompson

Head
Female

Fanny

Thompson

Wife
Female

Lucy

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Thompson

Son
Male

William H

Thompson

Son
Male

George

Thompson

Son
Male

Joe

Thompson

Son
Female

Annie

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Arnold

Thompson

Son
Male

Henry

Thompson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Kitson

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thompson

Head

Married

39

1842

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Thompson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Thompson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Thompson

Son

Single

10

1871

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

William H

Thompson

Son

Single

8

1873

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

George

Thompson

Son

Single

6

1875

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Joe

Thompson

Son

Single

5

1876

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Thompson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Arnold

Thompson

Son

Single

2

1879

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Thompson

Son

Single

0

1881

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Kitson

Servant

Single

21

1860

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

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