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Household of John Thompson (born 1816, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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.

John Thompson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1816 in Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thompson, born in 1817 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England. They had 1 child; Alfred John, born 1851 in Islington, Middlesex, England. They had 3 grandchildren; William John (born 1869 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Jessie Agnes (born 1876 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and John (born 1879 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Daughter In Law, Sarah Jemima Thompson, born in 1848 in Chichester, Sussex, England.


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife
Male

William John

Blow

Grand Son
Male

Alfred John

Thompson

Son
Female

Sarah Jemima

Thompson

Daughter In Law
Female

Jessie Agnes

Thompson

Grand Daughter
Male

John

Thompson

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

65

1816

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife

Married

64

1817

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

William John

Blow

Grand Son

Single

12

1869

Islington, Middlesex, England

Alfred John

Thompson

Son

Married

30

1851

Islington, Middlesex, England

Sarah Jemima

Thompson

Daughter In Law

Married

33

1848

Chichester, Sussex, England

Jessie Agnes

Thompson

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Islington, Middlesex, England

John

Thompson

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Islington, Middlesex, England

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