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Household of Thomas Thompson (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 1835 in Hoghton, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Thompson, born in 1841 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1865 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1868 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1872 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1874 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1876 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1878 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Thomas Wilkinson, born in 1845 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Thompson's household

Male

Thomas

Thompson

Head
Female

Jane

Thompson

Wife
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Male

Richard

Thompson

Son
Male

Thomas

Thompson

Son
Female

Martha

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thompson

Son
Male

Thomas

Wilkinson

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Hoghton, 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

46

1835

Hoghton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Thompson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

16

1865

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Richard

Thompson

Son

Single

13

1868

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Thompson

Son

Single

11

1870

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Martha

Thompson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Thompson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Robert

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Wilkinson

Boarder

Widower

36

1845

Preston, Lancashire, England

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