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Household of Moses Thompson (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, Lancashire, 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.

Moses Thompson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Moses Thompson, born in 1844 in Garstang, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Moses was the head of the household, married to Annie Thompson, born in 1850 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 5 children; Henry (born 1867 in Garstang, Lancashire, England), Edward H (born 1873 in Heaton Mersey, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1875 in Heaton Mersey, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Harpurhey, Lancashire, England) and Jennett (born 1880 in Harpurhey, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Moses's Boarder, William H (born 1853 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Moses's Boarder, Daniel H (born 1857 in Ireland).


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Moses Thompson's household

Male

Moses

Thompson

Head
Female

Annie

Thompson

Wife
Male

Henry

Thompson

Son
Male

Edward H

Thompson

Son
Male

Walter

Thompson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Jennett

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William H

Leaver

Boarder
Male

Daniel H

North

Boarder
First name(s) Moses
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Garstang, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Moses

Thompson

Head

Married

37

1844

Garstang, Lancashire, England

Annie

Thompson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ely, Cambridgeshire, England

Henry

Thompson

Son

Single

14

1867

Garstang, Lancashire, England

Edward H

Thompson

Son

Single

8

1873

Heaton Mersey, Lancashire, England

Walter

Thompson

Son

Single

6

1875

Heaton Mersey, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Harpurhey, Lancashire, England

Jennett

Thompson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Harpurhey, Lancashire, England

William H

Leaver

Boarder

-

28

1853

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Daniel H

North

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Ireland

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