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Household of Samuel Thompson (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Thompson, born in 1840 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Thompson, born in 1845 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1864 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1866 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Kate (born 1874 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1876 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Hannah (born 1879 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Boarder Head, William (born 1859 in Kendal, Westmorland, England) and Samuel's Boarder, Hannah (born 1859 in Wales).


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Samuel Thompson's household

Male

Samuel

Thompson

Head
Female

Rebecca

Thompson

Wife
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Male

Arthur

Thompson

Son
Female

Kate

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Ada

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William

Miller

Boarder Head
Female

Hannah

Miller

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Thompson

Head

Married

41

1840

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Rebecca

Thompson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

17

1864

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Thompson

Son

Single

15

1866

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Kate

Thompson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Thompson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Thompson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William

Miller

Boarder Head

Married

22

1859

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Hannah

Miller

Boarder

Married

22

1859

Wales

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