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Household of William Thompson (born 1851, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1851 in Masbrough, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Kate Thompson, born in 1852 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; George Wm, born 1874 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Martha Elizth Cordingley, born in 1827 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England.


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Kate

Thompson

Wife
Male

George Wm

Thompson

Son
Female

Martha Elizth

Cordingley

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Masbrough, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

30

1851

Masbrough, Yorkshire, England

Kate

Thompson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

George Wm

Thompson

Son

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Martha Elizth

Cordingley

Mother In Law

Widow

54

1827

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

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