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Household of Joseph Thompson (born 1839, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thompson, born in 1839 in Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Amelia Thompson, born in 1838 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1868 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1870 in York, Yorkshire, England), Caroline (born 1875 in York, Yorkshire, England), Beatrice (born 1877 in York, Yorkshire, England), Amelia Ellen (born 1879 in Carbrook, Yorkshire, England) and Jenni (born 1881 in Carbrook, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Deborah Jane Moore, born in 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Thompson's household

Male

Joseph

Thompson

Head
Female

Amelia

Thompson

Wife
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Female

Sarah

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Amelia Ellen

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Jenni

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Deborah Jane

Moore

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thompson

Head

Married

42

1839

Cheshire, England

Amelia

Thompson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

13

1868

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Thompson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

York, Yorkshire, England

Caroline

Thompson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

York, Yorkshire, England

Beatrice

Thompson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

York, Yorkshire, England

Amelia Ellen

Thompson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Carbrook, Yorkshire, England

Jenni

Thompson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Carbrook, Yorkshire, England

Deborah Jane

Moore

Servant

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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