Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Richard Thompson (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Thompson, born in 1845 in Sutton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Maria Thompson, born in 1845 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Mary E (born 1875 in Smethwick, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Lodger Head, Charles (born 1831 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Richard's Lodger Son, James (born 1868 in Cheshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Richard Thompson's household

Male

Richard

Thompson

Head
Female

Maria

Thompson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Thompson

Son
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary E

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Charles

Christi

Lodger Head
Male

James

Christi

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

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Maria

Thompson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Thomas

Thompson

Son

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Thompson

Son

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Thompson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Smethwick, Staffordshire, England

Charles

Christi

Lodger Head

Widower

50

1831

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Christi

Lodger Son

Single

13

1868

Cheshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Richard Thompson in Prescot in 1881, and follow the Thompson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Richard Thompson

We’ve found Richard Thompson in 385 family trees. Find out more about Richard Thompson's household and view the Thompson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census