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Household of William Thompson (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1836 in Northallerton, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Thompson, born in 1835 in Sandhutton, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Edward (born 1858 in Northallerton, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1863 in Northallerton, Yorkshire, England) and George (born 1865 in Northallerton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Richard Weighill, born in 1857 in Borrowby, Yorkshire, England.


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Ann

Thompson

Wife
Male

Edward

Thompson

Son
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Male

George

Thompson

Son
Male

Richard

Weighill

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Northallerton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

45

1836

Northallerton, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Thompson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Sandhutton, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Thompson

Son

Single

23

1858

Northallerton, Yorkshire, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

18

1863

Northallerton, Yorkshire, England

George

Thompson

Son

Single

16

1865

Northallerton, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Weighill

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Borrowby, Yorkshire, England

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