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Household of William Thompson (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skirlaugh, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1842 in Yorkshire, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thompson, born in 1846 in Meaux, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Charlotte (born 1873 in Yorkshire, England), Rose Annie (born 1875 in Skerne, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Skerne, Yorkshire, England), Jane Hannah (born 1878 in Skerne, Yorkshire, England) and Frances Edwin (born 1881 in Hatfield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Laura (born 1862 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, John (born 1861 in Rise, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, Mansfield (born 1863 in Arnold, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, James (born 1864 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England), William's Servant, John (born 1849 in Suffolk, England) and William's Servant, Sabina (born 1864 in Burstwick, Yorkshire, England).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife
Female

Charlotte

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Rose Annie

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Jane Hannah

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Frances Edwin

Thompson

Son
Female

Laura

Coates

Servant
Male

John

England

Servant
Male

Mansfield

Taskey

Servant
Male

James

Adcock

Servant
Male

John

Roe

Servant
Female

Sabina

Sherman

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

39

1842

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Meaux, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte

Thompson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Yorkshire, England

Rose Annie

Thompson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Skerne, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Skerne, Yorkshire, England

Jane Hannah

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Skerne, Yorkshire, England

Frances Edwin

Thompson

Son

Single

0

1881

Hatfield, Yorkshire, England

Laura

Coates

Servant

Single

19

1862

Hull, Yorkshire, England

John

England

Servant

Single

20

1861

Rise, Yorkshire, England

Mansfield

Taskey

Servant

Single

18

1863

Arnold, Yorkshire, England

James

Adcock

Servant

Single

17

1864

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

John

Roe

Servant

Single

32

1849

Suffolk, England

Sabina

Sherman

Servant

Single

17

1864

Burstwick, Yorkshire, England

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