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Household of Josiah Thompstone (born 1817, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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.

Josiah Thompstone and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Thompstone, born in 1817 in Gawsworth, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Anne Thompstone, born in 1829 in Hatton, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; John W (born 1860 in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1861 in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England), Josiah (born 1863 in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England) and Millicent (born 1875 in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Josiah's Servant, William (born 1865 in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England) and Josiah's Servant, Mary A (born 1867 in Somerford, Cheshire, England).


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Josiah Thompstone's household

Male

Josiah

Thompstone

Head
Female

Anne

Thompstone

Wife
Male

John W

Thompstone

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Thompstone

Daughter
Male

Josiah

Thompstone

Son
Female

Millicent

Thompstone

Daughter
Male

William

Henshall

Servant
Female

Mary A

Boon

Servant
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Thompstone
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Thompstone

Head

Married

64

1817

Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

Anne

Thompstone

Wife

Married

52

1829

Hatton, Cheshire, England

John W

Thompstone

Son

Single

21

1860

Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth A

Thompstone

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

Josiah

Thompstone

Son

Single

18

1863

Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

Millicent

Thompstone

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

William

Henshall

Servant

Single

16

1865

Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Boon

Servant

Single

14

1867

Somerford, Cheshire, England

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