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Household of Walter Thompson (born 1855, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haslingden, 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.

Walter Thompson and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Thompson, born in 1855 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 3 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thompson, born in 1857 in Cornholme, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Nurse, Mary Hetherington, born in 1833 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.


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Walter Thompson's household

Male

Walter

Thompson

Head
Female

Sarah

Thompson

Wife
Female

Mary

Hetherington

Nurse
First name(s) Walter
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Thompson

Head

Married

26

1855

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Thompson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Cornholme, Lancashire, England

Mary

Hetherington

Nurse

Widow

48

1833

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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