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Household of Sarah Thompson (born 1827, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, 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.

Sarah Thompson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Thompson, born in 1827 in Rainow, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Betty (born 1853 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Alice Jane (born 1857 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), William (born 1860 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Joseph (born 1866 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and John (born 1870 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Sarah's Sister In Law, Ellen Joddrell, born in 1813 in King Sterndale, Derbyshire, England.


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Sarah Thompson's household

Female

Sarah

Thompson

Head
Female

Betty

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Alice Jane

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Male

Joseph

Thompson

Son
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Female

Ellen

Joddrell

Sister In Law
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Rainow, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Thompson

Head

Widow

54

1827

Rainow, Cheshire, England

Betty

Thompson

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Alice Jane

Thompson

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

21

1860

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Thompson

Son

Single

15

1866

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

11

1870

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Joddrell

Sister In Law

Widow

68

1813

King Sterndale, Derbyshire, England

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