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Household of William Thompson (born 1842, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ulverston, Lancashire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1842 in Derbyshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thompson, born in 1847 in Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; Mary A (born 1867 in Hill Top, Staffordshire, England), Samuel (born 1869 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Hill Top, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1876 in Carnforth, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1878 in Carnforth, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1881 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife
Female

Mary A

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Thompson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Female

Alice

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Richard

Thompson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Derbyshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

39

1842

Derbyshire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Staffordshire, England

Mary A

Thompson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Hill Top, Staffordshire, England

Samuel

Thompson

Son

Single

12

1869

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Hill Top, Staffordshire, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

5

1876

Carnforth, Lancashire, England

Alice

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Carnforth, Lancashire, England

Richard

Thompson

Son

Single

0

1881

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

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