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Household of William Thompson (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1841 in , consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Matilda Thompson, born in 1844 in Ireland. They had 5 children; John (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alex (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Mary (born 1797 in Ireland), William's Boarder, Jane (born 1827 in Ireland) and William's Boarder, John (born 1830 in Ireland).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Matilda

Thompson

Wife
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Male

Andrew

Thomson

Son
Male

Alex

Thomson

Son
Female

Mary

Derrin

Boarder
Female

Jane

Robertson

Boarder
Male

John

Derrin

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Matilda

Thompson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ireland

John

Thompson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Thompson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Thompson

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Thomson

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alex

Thomson

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Derrin

Boarder

Widow

84

1797

Ireland

Jane

Robertson

Boarder

Widow

54

1827

Ireland

John

Derrin

Boarder

Married

51

1830

Ireland

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