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Household of Robert Thompson (born 1843, Cheshire)

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.

Robert Thompson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thompson, born in 1843 in Chester, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Thompson, born in 1844 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Florence (born 1873 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England), Robert (born 1874 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England), Harold (born 1878 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England) and Hilda (born 1878 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Jessie (born 1861 in Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Annie (born 1865 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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Robert Thompson's household

Male

Robert

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary

Thompson

Wife
Female

Florence

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thompson

Son
Male

Harold

Thompson

Son
Female

Hilda

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Fulton

Servant
Female

Annie

Allen

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Chester, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thompson

Head

Married

38

1843

Chester, Cheshire, England

Mary

Thompson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Florence

Thompson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Robert

Thompson

Son

Single

7

1874

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Harold

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Hilda

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Jessie

Fulton

Servant

Single

20

1861

Scotland

Annie

Allen

Servant

Single

16

1865

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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