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Household of Thomas R Thompson (born 1846, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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.

Thomas R Thompson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas R Thompson, born in 1846 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 11 members. Thomas R was the head of the household, married to Mary E Thompson, born in 1846 in Sundridge, Kent, England. They had 6 children; Lavina (born 1869 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Emily (born 1871 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Gwendoline (born 1873 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Bertha (born 1876 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Tom R (born 1878 in Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Dorothy (born 1880 in Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas R's Niece, Emily E (born 1852 in London, Middlesex, England), Thomas R's Servant, Catherine (born 1859 in Ely, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Thomas R's Servant, Annie (born 1865 in Ely, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Thomas R Thompson's household

Male

Thomas R

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary E

Thompson

Wife
Female

Lavina

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Emily

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Gwendoline

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Tom R

Thompson

Son
Female

Dorothy

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Emily E

Heads

Niece
Female

Catherine

Learey

Servant
Female

Annie

Learey

Servant
First name(s) Thomas R
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas R

Thompson

Head

Married

35

1846

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary E

Thompson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Sundridge, Kent, England

Lavina

Thompson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Emily

Thompson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Gwendoline

Thompson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Bertha

Thompson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Tom R

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales

Dorothy

Thompson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales

Emily E

Heads

Niece

Single

29

1852

London, Middlesex, England

Catherine

Learey

Servant

Single

22

1859

Ely, Glamorganshire, Wales

Annie

Learey

Servant

Single

16

1865

Ely, Glamorganshire, Wales

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