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Household of Thomas Thompson (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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 1829 in Overton, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thompson, born in 1840 in Heysham, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1860 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1865 in Heysham, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1870 in Heysham, Lancashire, England), Francis R (born 1872 in Heysham, Lancashire, England), Alfred H (born 1874 in Heysham, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1875 in Heysham, Lancashire, England) and Fanny (born 1878 in Heysham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, William J Thompson, born in 1867 in Tatham, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Thompson's household

Male

Thomas

Thompson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Wife
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Francis R

Thompson

Son
Male

Alfred H

Thompson

Son
Male

Charles

Thompson

Son
Female

Fanny

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William J

Thompson

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Overton, 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

52

1829

Overton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Thompson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Heysham, Lancashire, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

21

1860

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Heysham, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Heysham, Lancashire, England

Francis R

Thompson

Son

Single

9

1872

Heysham, Lancashire, England

Alfred H

Thompson

Son

Single

7

1874

Heysham, Lancashire, England

Charles

Thompson

Son

Single

6

1875

Heysham, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Heysham, Lancashire, England

William J

Thompson

Servant

Single

14

1867

Tatham, Lancashire, England

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