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Household of Richard Benjn Thompson (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

Richard Benjn Thompson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Benjn Thompson, born in 1843 in , consisted of 10 members. Richard Benjn was the head of the household, married to Ellen Thompson, born in 1837 in -. They had 7 children; Betsy A (born 1863 in -), Eli (born 1871 in -), Lydia (born 1873 in -), Frank (born 1874 in -), Faith (born 1876 in -), Allan (born 1877 in -) and Lettice (born 1880 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard Benjn's Sister In Law, Jane Bamber, born in 1846 in -.


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Richard Benjn Thompson's household

Male

Richard Benjn

Thompson

Head
Female

Ellen

Thompson

Wife
Female

Betsy A

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Eli

Thompson

Son
Female

Lydia

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Frank

Thompson

Son
Female

Faith

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Allan

Thompson

Son
Female

Lettice

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Bamber

Sister In Law
First name(s) Richard Benjn
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place -

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard Benjn

Thompson

Head

Married

38

1843

-

Ellen

Thompson

Wife

Married

44

1837

-

Betsy A

Thompson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

-

Eli

Thompson

Son

Single

10

1871

-

Lydia

Thompson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

-

Frank

Thompson

Son

Single

7

1874

-

Faith

Thompson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

-

Allan

Thompson

Son

Single

4

1877

-

Lettice

Thompson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

-

Jane

Bamber

Sister In Law

Single

35

1846

-

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