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Household of Mary A Thompson (born 1841, Nottinghamshire)

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.

Mary A Thompson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mary A Thompson, born in 1841 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 6 members. Mary A was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Alice (born 1861 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Albert (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Mary A's Boarder, William (born 1851 in Cottingham, Nottinghamshire, England), Mary A's Boarder, William (born 1855 in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England) and Mary A's Boarder, David (born 1861 in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England).


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Mary A Thompson's household

Female

Mary A

Thompson

Head
Female

Alice

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Albert

Thompson

Son
Male

William

Clay

Boarder
Male

William

Doxey

Boarder
Male

David

Doxey

Boarder
First name(s) Mary A
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mary A

Thompson

Head

Widow

40

1841

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Alice

Thompson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Thompson

Son

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Clay

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Cottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

William

Doxey

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England

David

Doxey

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England

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