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Household of Nicholas Thompson (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

Nicholas Thompson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholas Thompson, born in 1842 in Padiham, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Nicholas was the head of the household, married to Jane Thompson, born in 1842 in Padiham, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; George T (born 1865 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England), John (born 1871 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Alice A (born 1874 in Whalley, Lancashire, England) and Nicholas (born 1881 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Nicholas's Mother In Law, Ann Hudson, born in 1813 in Padiham, Lancashire, England.


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Nicholas Thompson's household

Male

Nicholas

Thompson

Head
Female

Jane

Thompson

Wife
Male

George T

Thompson

Son
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Female

Alice A

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Nicholas

Thompson

Son
Female

Ann

Hudson

Mother In Law
First name(s) Nicholas
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Padiham, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicholas

Thompson

Head

Married

39

1842

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Jane

Thompson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Padiham, Lancashire, England

George T

Thompson

Son

Single

16

1865

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

10

1871

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Alice A

Thompson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Whalley, Lancashire, England

Nicholas

Thompson

Son

Single

0

1881

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Ann

Hudson

Mother In Law

Widow

68

1813

Padiham, Lancashire, England

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