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Household of William Thompson (born 1852, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1852 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Thompson, born in 1852 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Herbert (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Emma

Thompson

Wife
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Male

Charles

Thompson

Son
Female

Alice

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Thompson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Sheffield, 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

29

1852

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Thompson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Thompson

Son

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Thompson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Thompson

Son

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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