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Household of William Thompson (born 1827, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1827 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elenor Thompson, born in 1831 in Middleham, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary A (born 1852 in Melsonby, Yorkshire, England) and John (born 1857 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Eleanor L, born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Elenor

Thompson

Wife
Female

Mary A

Thompson

Daughter
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Female

Eleanor L

Mason

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

54

1827

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Elenor

Thompson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Middleham, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Thompson

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Melsonby, Yorkshire, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

24

1857

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Eleanor L

Mason

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

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