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Household of Thomas Thompson (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, Lancashire, 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 1843 in Heywood, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Martha Thompson, born in 1844 in Heywood, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Edith Hannah (born 1865 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), John (born 1867 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), Mary Alice (born 1869 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1871 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), May (born 1877 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), Fred (born 1879 in Heywood, Lancashire, England) and Charles (born 1881 in Heywood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Mary Eccles, born in 1819 in Heywood, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Thompson's household

Male

Thomas

Thompson

Head
Female

Martha

Thompson

Wife
Female

Edith Hannah

Thompson

Daughter
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary Alice

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Thompson

Daughter
Female

May

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Fred

Thompson

Son
Male

Charles

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary

Eccles

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Heywood, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thompson

Head

Married

38

1843

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Martha

Thompson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Edith Hannah

Thompson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Heywood, Lancashire, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

14

1867

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Thompson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Thompson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Heywood, Lancashire, England

May

Thompson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Fred

Thompson

Son

Single

2

1879

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Charles

Thompson

Son

Single

0

1881

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Mary

Eccles

Mother In Law

Widow

62

1819

Heywood, Lancashire, England

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