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Household of Walter Thompson (born 1843, Selkirkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, 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.

Walter Thompson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Thompson, born in 1843 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, consisted of 8 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thompson, born in 1846 in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1869 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1871 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Georgina (born 1879 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland).


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Walter Thompson's household

Male

Walter

Thompson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Male

Walter

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thompson

Son
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Thompson

Daughter
First name(s) Walter
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Thompson

Head

Married

38

1843

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Thompson

Son

-

12

1869

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Walter

Thompson

Son

-

10

1871

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thompson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Robert

Thompson

Son

-

6

1875

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Georgina

Thompson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

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