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Household of William Thompson (born 1829, 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 1829 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Thompson, born in 1824 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Florence (born 1858 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England) and Eleanor (born 1863 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Neph, Arthur Jno (born 1873 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England) and William's Adp Son, William Hy (born 1864 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Jane

Thompson

Wife
Female

Florence

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Arthur Jno

Westerman

Neph
Male

William Hy

Smith

Adp Son
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Harrogate, 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

52

1829

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Thompson

Wife

Married

57

1824

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Thompson

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

Eleanor

Thompson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

Arthur Jno

Westerman

Neph

Single

8

1873

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

William Hy

Smith

Adp Son

Single

17

1864

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

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