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Household of William Thompson (born 1846, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Goole, 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 1846 in Goole, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane E Thompson, born in 1851 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Emily (born 1872 in Goole, Yorkshire, England), Jessie (born 1874 in Goole, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1878 in Goole, Yorkshire, England) and Douglas (born 1880 in Goole, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Alice (born 1831 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and William's Servant, Mary A (born 1856 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Jane E

Thompson

Wife
Female

Emily

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Douglas

Thompson

Son
Female

Alice

Johnson

Visitor
Female

Mary A

Hepworth

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Goole, 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

35

1846

Goole, Yorkshire, England

Jane E

Thompson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Thompson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Goole, Yorkshire, England

Jessie

Thompson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Goole, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Goole, Yorkshire, England

Douglas

Thompson

Son

Single

1

1880

Goole, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Johnson

Visitor

Married

50

1831

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Hepworth

Servant

Single

25

1856

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

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