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Household of Samuel Thompson (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fylde, Lancashire, 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.

Samuel Thompson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Thompson, born in 1851 in Colne, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thompson, born in 1851 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Henry (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England), James E (born 1876 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Margaret Ann (born 1879 in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Boarder, William (born 1858 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Samuel's Boarder, William (born 1860 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England).


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Samuel Thompson's household

Male

Samuel

Thompson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Wife
Male

Henry

Thompson

Son
Male

James E

Thompson

Son
Female

Margaret Ann

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William

Bolton

Boarder
Male

William

Moister

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Colne, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Thompson

Head

Married

30

1851

Colne, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Thompson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Preston, Lancashire, England

Henry

Thompson

Son

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

James E

Thompson

Son

Single

5

1876

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ann

Thompson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Fleetwood, Lancashire, England

William

Bolton

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Moister

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

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