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Household of Sophia Thompson (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.

Sophia Thompson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sophia Thompson, born in 1840 in Flockton, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Sophia was the head of the household, widow. She had 7 children; Joshua (born 1860 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Richard (born 1864 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Ann (born 1866 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Henry (born 1869 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1872 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Hiram (born 1874 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Arthur (born 1881 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England).


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Sophia Thompson's household

Female

Sophia

Thompson

Head
Male

Joshua

Thompson

Son
Male

Richard

Thompson

Son
Female

Ann

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Thompson

Son
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Male

Hiram

Thompson

Son
Male

Arthur

Thompson

Son
First name(s) Sophia
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Flockton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sophia

Thompson

Head

Widow

41

1840

Flockton, Yorkshire, England

Joshua

Thompson

Son

Single

21

1860

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Thompson

Son

Single

17

1864

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Thompson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Thompson

Son

Single

12

1869

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

9

1872

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Hiram

Thompson

Son

Single

7

1874

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Thompson

Son

Single

0

1881

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

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