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Household of Robert Thompson (born 1838, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 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.

Robert Thompson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thompson, born in 1838 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Emma Thompson, born in 1842 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 8 children; Emma (born 1866 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England), William (born 1871 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England), Robert (born 1873 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England), Fredrick (born 1875 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England), Henry (born 1880 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England).


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Robert Thompson's household

Male

Robert

Thompson

Head
Female

Emma

Thompson

Wife
Female

Emma

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Male

Robert

Thompson

Son
Male

Fredrick

Thompson

Son
Male

Thomas

Thompson

Son
Male

Henry

Thompson

Son
Female

Alice

Thompson

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thompson

Head

Married

43

1838

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Emma

Thompson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Emma

Thompson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

10

1871

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Robert

Thompson

Son

Single

8

1873

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Fredrick

Thompson

Son

Single

6

1875

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Thomas

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Henry

Thompson

Son

Single

1

1880

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Alice

Thompson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

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