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Household of William Thompson (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Doncaster, 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 1839 in Wadworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Thompson, born in 1848 in Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1876 in Wadworth, Yorkshire, England), Arthur W (born 1878 in Wadworth, Yorkshire, England), Mary Harr (born 1880 in Wadworth, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah A (born 1881 in Wadworth, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Charlotte E (born 1864 in Stow, Lincolnshire, England) and William's Servant, William (born 1864 in Wadworth, Yorkshire, England).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Hannah

Thompson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Arthur W

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary Harr

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Charlotte E

Credland

Servant
Male

William

Carr

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Wadworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

42

1839

Wadworth, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Thompson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wadworth, Yorkshire, England

Arthur W

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

Wadworth, Yorkshire, England

Mary Harr

Thompson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wadworth, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Thompson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wadworth, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte E

Credland

Servant

Single

17

1864

Stow, Lincolnshire, England

William

Carr

Servant

Single

17

1864

Wadworth, Yorkshire, England

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