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Household of Sumption Thompson (born 1837, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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.

Sumption Thompson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sumption Thompson, born in 1837 in Publow, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Sumption was the head of the household, married to Eliza Thompson, born in 1833 in Dorset, England. They had 4 children; Sumption R (born 1866 in Gloucestershire, England), George H (born 1868 in Gloucestershire, England), Walter (born 1870 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Virtue (born 1872 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Sumption's Lodger, George Bray, born in 1864 in Somerset, England.


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Sumption Thompson's household

Male

Sumption

Thompson

Head
Female

Eliza

Thompson

Wife
Male

Sumption R

Thompson

Son
Male

George H

Thompson

Son
Male

Walter

Thompson

Son
Female

Virtue

Thompson

Daughter
Male

George

Bray

Lodger
First name(s) Sumption
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Publow, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sumption

Thompson

Head

Married

44

1837

Publow, Somerset, England

Eliza

Thompson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Dorset, England

Sumption R

Thompson

Son

Single

15

1866

Gloucestershire, England

George H

Thompson

Son

Single

13

1868

Gloucestershire, England

Walter

Thompson

Son

Single

11

1870

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Virtue

Thompson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

George

Bray

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Somerset, England

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