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Household of Thomas Thompson (born 1848, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Thompson, born in 1848 in Wigton, Cumberland, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Frances W Thompson, born in 1851 in Scotland. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1873 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Sarah Ann (born 1874 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Jane (born 1876 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Frances (born 1877 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Mary Isabella (born 1879 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Margaret (born 1881 in Jarrow, Durham, England).


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Thomas Thompson's household

Male

Thomas

Thompson

Head
Female

Frances W

Thompson

Wife
Male

Robert

Thompson

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Frances

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Mary Isabella

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Wigton, Cumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thompson

Head

Married

33

1848

Wigton, Cumberland, England

Frances W

Thompson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Scotland

Robert

Thompson

Son

Single

8

1873

Jarrow, Durham, England

Sarah Ann

Thompson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Jarrow, Durham, England

Jane

Thompson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Jarrow, Durham, England

Frances

Thompson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Jarrow, Durham, England

Mary Isabella

Thompson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Jarrow, Durham, England

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Jarrow, Durham, England

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