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Household of Matthew H Thompson (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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.

Matthew H Thompson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew H Thompson, born in 1838 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Matthew H was the head of the household, married to Jane Thompson, born in 1840 in Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Charles Hy (born 1866 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England), Matthew (born 1872 in Whitwood, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1874 in Whitwood, Yorkshire, England), John W (born 1876 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England) and Hannah (born 1878 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England).


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Matthew H Thompson's household

Male

Matthew H

Thompson

Head
Female

Jane

Thompson

Wife
Male

Charles Hy

Thompson

Son
Male

Matthew

Thompson

Son
Female

Ellen

Thompson

Daughter
Male

John W

Thompson

Son
Female

Hannah

Thompson

Daughter
First name(s) Matthew H
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew H

Thompson

Head

Married

43

1838

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Thompson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Yorkshire, England

Charles Hy

Thompson

Son

Single

15

1866

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

Matthew

Thompson

Son

Single

9

1872

Whitwood, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Thompson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Whitwood, Yorkshire, England

John W

Thompson

Son

Single

5

1876

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

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