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Household of Walter Thompson (born 1842, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Thompson, born in 1842 in Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire, consisted of 6 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Ruth Thompson, born in 1842 in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England. They had 4 children; Walter (born 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), James L (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Annie E (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Betsy M (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Walter Thompson's household

Male

Walter

Thompson

Head
Female

Ruth

Thompson

Wife
Male

Walter

Thompson

Son
Male

James L

Thompson

Son
Female

Annie E

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Betsy M

Thompson

Daughter
First name(s) Walter
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Thompson

Head

Married

39

1842

Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire, England

Ruth

Thompson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England

Walter

Thompson

Son

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

James L

Thompson

Son

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Annie E

Thompson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Betsy M

Thompson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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