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Household of Joseph Thompson (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thorne, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thompson, born in 1847 in Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thompson, born in 1848 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Ethel (born 1878 in Stainforth, Yorkshire, England) and Amy (born 1880 in Stainforth, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Visitor, Mary (born 1808 in Darlington, Durham, England), Joseph's Servant, John (born 1853 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Servant, Thomas (born 1865 in Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Hannah (born 1864 in Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Thompson's household

Male

Joseph

Thompson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife
Female

Ethel

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Amy

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Fitzerald

Visitor
Male

John

Batman

Servant
Male

Thomas

Moxon

Servant
Female

Hannah

Clifton

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thompson

Head

Married

34

1847

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Ethel

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Stainforth, Yorkshire, England

Amy

Thompson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Stainforth, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Fitzerald

Visitor

Widow

73

1808

Darlington, Durham, England

John

Batman

Servant

Single

28

1853

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Moxon

Servant

Single

16

1865

Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Clifton

Servant

Single

17

1864

Yorkshire, England

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