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Household of William Thompson (born 1809, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1809 in Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thompson, born in 1820 in Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; George (born 1843 in Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1847 in Yorkshire, England), Richard (born 1849 in Yorkshire, England), James (born 1854 in Yorkshire, England), Sarah A (born 1856 in Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1860 in Yorkshire, England) and Henry (born 1862 in Yorkshire, England).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Sarah

Thompson

Wife
Male

George

Thompson

Son
Female

Hannah

King

Daughter
Male

Richard

Thompson

Son
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Female

Sarah A

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Thompson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

72

1809

Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Thompson

Wife

Married

61

1820

Yorkshire, England

George

Thompson

Son

Single

38

1843

Yorkshire, England

Hannah

King

Daughter

Widow

34

1847

Yorkshire, England

Richard

Thompson

Son

Single

32

1849

Yorkshire, England

James

Thompson

Son

Single

27

1854

Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Thompson

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Thompson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Yorkshire, England

Henry

Thompson

Son

Single

19

1862

Yorkshire, England

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