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Household of William Thompson (born 1854, Down)

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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1854 in Down, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Thompson, born in 1862 in Tavistock, Cornwall, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1881 in Barrow, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1829 in Totnes, Devon, England), William's Boarder, Charlotte (born 1865 in Totnes, Devon, England), William's Boarder, Ellen (born 1868 in Poole, Cornwall, England) and William's Boarder, John (born 1869 in Glamorganshire, Wales).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Sarah A

Thompson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Trelowr

Boarder
Female

Charlotte

Trelowr

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Trelowr

Boarder
Male

John

Trelowr

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Down, Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

27

1854

Down, Ireland

Sarah A

Thompson

Wife

Married

19

1862

Tavistock, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Trelowr

Boarder

-

52

1829

Totnes, Devon, England

Charlotte

Trelowr

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Totnes, Devon, England

Ellen

Trelowr

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Poole, Cornwall, England

John

Trelowr

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Glamorganshire, Wales

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