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Household of William Thompson (born 1818, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George in the East, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1818 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Thompson, born in 1818 in Enfield, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Alfred (born 1855 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England) and Jane (born 1846 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England). They had 6 grandchildren; William J (born 1865 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth J (born 1868 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England), John A (born 1872 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England), Alfred J (born 1874 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England), Amelia M (born 1876 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England) and Minnie E (born 1878 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In Law, Thomas Phelps, born in 1833 in Bath, Somerset, England.


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Thompson

Wife
Male

Alfred

Thompson

Son
Male

Thomas

Phelps

Son In Law
Female

Jane

Phelps

Daughter
Male

William J

Phelps

Grand Son
Female

Elizabeth J

Phelps

Grand Daughter
Male

John A

Phelps

Grand Son
Male

Alfred J

Phelps

Grand Son
Female

Amelia M

Phelps

Grand Daughter
Female

Minnie E

Phelps

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

63

1818

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth A

Thompson

Wife

Married

63

1818

Enfield, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Thompson

Son

Single

26

1855

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Phelps

Son In Law

Married

48

1833

Bath, Somerset, England

Jane

Phelps

Daughter

Married

35

1846

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

William J

Phelps

Grand Son

Single

16

1865

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth J

Phelps

Grand Daughter

Single

13

1868

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

John A

Phelps

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Alfred J

Phelps

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Amelia M

Phelps

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Minnie E

Phelps

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

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