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Household of William Thompson (born 1847, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1847 in Milnthorpe, Westmorland, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary E Thompson, born in 1846 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John R (born 1868 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Ann E (born 1870 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England), William J (born 1876 in Heaton, Yorkshire, England), Mary A (born 1879 in Heaton, Yorkshire, England) and Margaret (born 1881 in Heaton, Yorkshire, England).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary E

Thompson

Wife
Male

John R

Thompson

Son
Female

Ann E

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William J

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary A

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Milnthorpe, Westmorland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

34

1847

Milnthorpe, Westmorland, England

Mary E

Thompson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

John R

Thompson

Son

Single

13

1868

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Ann E

Thompson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Shipley, Yorkshire, England

William J

Thompson

Son

Single

5

1876

Heaton, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Thompson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Heaton, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Heaton, Yorkshire, England

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