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Household of Thomas Thompson (born 1847, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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.

Thomas Thompson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Thompson, born in 1847 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Emily Thompson, born in 1852 in Greenwich, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Herbert Jms (born 1872 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Ethel Emily (born 1873 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Emily Ellen (born 1875 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Lily Augusta (born 1877 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and Thomas Fk (born 1881 in Greenwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Ada (born 1861 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Thomas's Boarder Head, Ellen Eth (born 1853 in -) and Thomas's Boarder, Sarah Jane T (born 1881 in Greenwich, Kent, England).


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Thomas Thompson's household

Male

Thomas

Thompson

Head
Female

Emily

Thompson

Wife
Male

Herbert Jms

Thompson

Son
Female

Ethel Emily

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Emily Ellen

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Lily Augusta

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Thomas Fk

Thompson

Son
Female

Ada

Holland

Boarder
Female

Ellen Eth

Riches

Boarder Head
Female

Sarah Jane T

Riches

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thompson

Head

Married

34

1847

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Emily

Thompson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Greenwich, Kent, England

Herbert Jms

Thompson

Son

Single

9

1872

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Ethel Emily

Thompson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Greenwich, Kent, England

Emily Ellen

Thompson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Greenwich, Kent, England

Lily Augusta

Thompson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Greenwich, Kent, England

Thomas Fk

Thompson

Son

Single

0

1881

Greenwich, Kent, England

Ada

Holland

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Gravesend, Kent, England

Ellen Eth

Riches

Boarder Head

Married

28

1853

-

Sarah Jane T

Riches

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Greenwich, Kent, England

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