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Household of William H Thompson (born 1817, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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.

William H Thompson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Thompson, born in 1817 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Maria A Thompson, born in 1827 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Albert (born 1854 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Florence M (born 1863 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Oates (born 1864 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William H's Servant, Sarah A (born 1851 in Leek, Staffordshire, England) and William H's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Norwich, Norfolk, England).


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William H Thompson's household

Male

William H

Thompson

Head
Female

Maria A

Thompson

Wife
Male

Albert

Thompson

Son
Female

Florence M

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Oates

Thompson

Son
Female

Sarah A

Ball

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Newstead

Servant
First name(s) William H
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Thompson

Head

Married

64

1817

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Maria A

Thompson

Wife

Married

54

1827

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Thompson

Son

Single

27

1854

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Florence M

Thompson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Oates

Thompson

Son

Single

17

1864

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Ball

Servant

Single

30

1851

Leek, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Newstead

Servant

Single

25

1856

Norwich, Norfolk, England

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