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Household of Richard Thompson (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Thompson, born in 1839 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Ann Thompson, born in 1841 in Montgomery, Montgomeryshire, Wales. They had 6 children; Richard (born 1869 in -), George (born 1871 in -), Annie (born 1873 in -), William (born 1876 in -), Louisa (born 1878 in -) and Edith (born 1881 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Sister In Law, Harriet Davies, born in 1836 in Montgomery, Montgomeryshire, Wales.


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Richard Thompson's household

Male

Richard

Thompson

Head
Female

Ann

Thompson

Wife
Male

Richard

Thompson

Son
Male

George

Thompson

Son
Female

Annie

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Female

Louisa

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Edith

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Davies

Sister In Law
First name(s) Richard
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Thompson

Head

Married

42

1839

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ann

Thompson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Montgomery, Montgomeryshire, Wales

Richard

Thompson

Son

Single

12

1869

-

George

Thompson

Son

Single

10

1871

-

Annie

Thompson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

-

William

Thompson

Son

Single

5

1876

-

Louisa

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

-

Edith

Thompson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

-

Harriet

Davies

Sister In Law

Single

45

1836

Montgomery, Montgomeryshire, Wales

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