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Household of William Thompson (born 1831, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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 1831 in Derbyshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Thompson, born in 1837 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Joseph S (born 1859 in Crich, Derbyshire, England), William (born 1865 in Crich, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1869 in Headingley, Yorkshire, England), Ethel (born 1874 in Headingley, Yorkshire, England) and Joshua (born 1876 in Headingley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Edward Hall, born in 1875 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary

Thompson

Wife
Male

Joseph S

Thompson

Son
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Male

George

Thompson

Son
Female

Ethel

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Joshua

Thompson

Son
Male

Edward

Hall

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
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

50

1831

Derbyshire, England

Mary

Thompson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph S

Thompson

Son

Single

22

1859

Crich, Derbyshire, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

16

1865

Crich, Yorkshire, England

George

Thompson

Son

Single

12

1869

Headingley, Yorkshire, England

Ethel

Thompson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Headingley, Yorkshire, England

Joshua

Thompson

Son

Single

5

1876

Headingley, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Hall

Boarder

Single

6

1875

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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