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Household of Richard Thompson (born 1845, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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 Thompson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Thompson, born in 1845 in Shropshire, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Hannah Thompson, born in 1847 in Devon, England. They had 3 children; Richard (born 1875 in City of London, Middlesex, England), William (born 1878 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Elizabeth (born 1877 in City of London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Servant, Alice (born 1867 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Richard's Lodger, Fanny (born 1821 in Dartmouth, Devon, England).


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Richard Thompson's household

Male

Richard

Thompson

Head
Female

Hannah

Thompson

Wife
Male

Richard

Thompson

Son
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Etson

Servant
Female

Fanny

Pearse

Lodger
First name(s) Richard
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Shropshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Thompson

Head

Married

36

1845

Shropshire, England

Hannah

Thompson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Devon, England

Richard

Thompson

Son

Single

6

1875

City of London, Middlesex, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

City of London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

City of London, Middlesex, England

Alice

Etson

Servant

Single

14

1867

City of London, Middlesex, England

Fanny

Pearse

Lodger

Single

60

1821

Dartmouth, Devon, England

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