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Household of William Thompson (born 1860)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 1860 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susannah Thompson, born in 1860 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; James, born 1880 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Ellen (born 1858 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), William's Nephew, Samuel (born 1880 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), William's Servant, Ada (born 1866 in New Brighton, Cheshire, England) and William's Servant, Alex (born 1863 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Susannah

Thompson

Wife
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Female

Ellen

Pryal

Sister
Male

Samuel

Pryal

Nephew
Female

Ada

Minshall

Servant
Male

Alex

Hastings

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 21
Birth year 1860
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

21

1860

Scotland

Susannah

Thompson

Wife

Married

21

1860

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

James

Thompson

Son

Single

1

1880

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Pryal

Sister

Married

23

1858

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Pryal

Nephew

Single

1

1880

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Ada

Minshall

Servant

Single

15

1866

New Brighton, Cheshire, England

Alex

Hastings

Servant

Single

18

1863

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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