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Household of William Thompson (born 1832, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Castle Ward, Northumberland, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1832 in Cumrew, Cumberland, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Thompson, born in 1831 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1861 in Whickham, Durham, England), Thomas Henry (born 1864 in Newburn, Northumberland, England), Mary (born 1868 in Newburn, Northumberland, England), James (born 1871 in Newburn, Northumberland, England) and Margaret Ann (born 1873 in Newburn, Northumberland, England).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary

Thompson

Wife
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Male

Thomas Henry

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary

Thompson

Daughter
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Female

Margaret Ann

Thompson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Cumrew, Cumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

49

1832

Cumrew, Cumberland, England

Mary

Thompson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

John

Thompson

Son

Married

20

1861

Whickham, Durham, England

Thomas Henry

Thompson

Son

Single

17

1864

Newburn, Northumberland, England

Mary

Thompson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Newburn, Northumberland, England

James

Thompson

Son

Single

10

1871

Newburn, Northumberland, England

Margaret Ann

Thompson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Newburn, Northumberland, England

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