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Household of Thomas Thompson (born 1826, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Thompson, born in 1826 in Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; William (born 1869 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Helen (born 1871 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and John Thomas (born 1873 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Eliza Hodges, born in 1855 in England.


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Thomas Thompson's household

Male

Thomas

Thompson

Head
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Female

Helen

Thompson

Daughter
Male

John Thomas

Thompson

Son
Female

Eliza

Hodges

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thompson

Head

Widower

55

1826

Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Thompson

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Thompson

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

John Thomas

Thompson

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Eliza

Hodges

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

England

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