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Household of William Thompson (born 1846, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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 1846 in Disley, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Esther Thompson, born in 1844 in Bollington, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; George H (born 1873 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England), Mary (born 1878 in Whaley, Cheshire, England) and Ann (born 1880 in Whaley, Cheshire, England).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Esther

Thompson

Wife
Male

George H

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Thompson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Disley, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

35

1846

Disley, Cheshire, England

Esther

Thompson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Bollington, Cheshire, England

George H

Thompson

Son

Single

8

1873

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Whaley, Cheshire, England

Ann

Thompson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Whaley, Cheshire, England

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