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Household of William Thomson (born 1825, Antrim)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 Thomson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomson, born in 1825 in Belfast, Antrim, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Frances K J Fisher, born in 1841 in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England. They had 3 children; Beatrice A (born 1867 in Southsea, Hampshire, England), Dorothy S (born 1874 in Southsea, Hampshire, England) and Pamela M (born 1877 in Southsea, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, William (born 1825 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland), William's Servant, William (born 1861 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), William's Servant, Eliza (born 1854 in Germany) and William's Servant, Amelia (born 1849 in Devon, England).


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John A Fisher's household

Male

John A

Fisher

Head
Female

Frances K J

Fisher

Wife
Female

Beatrice A

Fisher

Daughter
Female

Dorothy S

Fisher

Daughter
Female

Pamela M

Fisher

Daughter
Male

William

Thomson

Visitor
Male

William

Cassell

Servant
Female

Eliza

Barth

Servant
Female

Amelia

Mitchell

Servant
First name(s) John A
Last name Fisher
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ceylon

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John A

Fisher

Head

Married

40

1841

Ceylon

Frances K J

Fisher

Wife

Married

40

1841

Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England

Beatrice A

Fisher

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Southsea, Hampshire, England

Dorothy S

Fisher

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Southsea, Hampshire, England

Pamela M

Fisher

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Southsea, Hampshire, England

William

Thomson

Visitor

Married

56

1825

Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

William

Cassell

Servant

Single

20

1861

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Eliza

Barth

Servant

Single

27

1854

Germany

Amelia

Mitchell

Servant

Married

32

1849

Devon, England

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