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Household of William Thompson (born 1822, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Pancras, London,Middlesex, 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 Thompson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1822 in Sherborne, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Julia Thompson, born in 1830 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They had 4 children; Helen (born 1859 in London, Middlesex, England), Louisa (born 1865 in London, Middlesex, England), Susie (born 1867 in London, Middlesex, England) and Alice (born 1869 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Matilda Gill, born in 1862 in Hounslow, Middlesex, England.


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Julia

Thompson

Wife
Female

Helen

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Susie

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Gill

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Sherborne, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

59

1822

Sherborne, Dorset, England

Julia

Thompson

Wife

Married

51

1830

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Helen

Thompson

Daughter

Single

22

1859

London, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Thompson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

London, Middlesex, England

Susie

Thompson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

London, Middlesex, England

Alice

Thompson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

London, Middlesex, England

Matilda

Gill

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Hounslow, Middlesex, England

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