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Household of Peter Thompson (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, 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.

Peter Thompson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Thompson, born in 1831 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary A Thompson, born in 1844 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; George A (born 1864 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1866 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1868 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Ann (born 1872 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1874 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1876 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) and Eliza (born 1879 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England).


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Peter Thompson's household

Male

Peter

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary A

Thompson

Wife
Male

George A

Thompson

Son
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Thompson

Son
Female

Eliza

Thompson

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Thompson

Head

Married

50

1831

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Thompson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

George A

Thompson

Son

Single

17

1864

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

15

1866

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

13

1868

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Thompson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Thompson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Thompson

Son

Single

5

1876

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Thompson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

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