William Thompson family in Yorkshire: Census Records

Date: 1841 to 1881
Location: Yorkshire

This page lists census entries for William Thompson, born about 1789, and many of his descendants and relatives in Yorkshire. Keeping a single copy of these records and their sources here allows them to be referenced from multiple profiles without repeating the content, making profiles shorter and reducing the likelihood of discrepancies.

In the tables, Rel is relationship to the head of the household; C is "Condition" or "Condition as to Marriage" (married, unmarried, single, widowed); and Age includes M or F for Male or Female, listed in separate columns on the census forms.

The column heading here represented as "Occupation" varied over time. In 1841, it was "PROFESSION, TRADE, EMPLOYMENT, or of INDEPENDENT MEANS". From 1851 to 1881, it was "Rank, Profession, or Occupation". In 1891, rank disappeared, leaving only "PROFESSION or OCCUPATION", but three narrow extra columns were added, to be left blank or marked with a cross: "Employer", "Employed", and "Neither Employer nor Employed". The 1901 form was similar to that of 1891, with "PROFESSION or OCCUPATION", but with a single column for "Employer, Worker, or Own account".

In 1841, only whether each person was born in the same county as the census place was recorded. Subsequently details of birth place anywhere were kept.

Also in 1841, ages over 15 were usually rounded down to a multiple of 5.^[1]

The census form of 1911 was much more complicated, with a separate sheet to be filled in by each household, instead of a collector as previously.

"Do" for "ditto" was used extensively to indicate repetition of words from a preceding line.

Contents 1 Household of William Thompson in 1841 2 Household of Emma Winn in 1841 3 Household of William Thompson in 1851 4 Household of George Thompson in 1851 5 Household of Elizabeth Thompson in 1861 6 Household of Emma (Winn) Craven in 1861 7 Household of William Thompson (junior) in 1871 8 Household of Emma (Winn) Craven in 1871 9 Household of William and Charles Thompson in 1881 10 Household of James Thompson in 1881 11 Household of James Thompson in 1891 12 Household of James Thompson in 1901 13 Household of James Thompson in 1911 14 Sources

Household of William Thompson in 1841

At the 6 June 1841 census, William Thompson was head of the following household, residing at Meadow Lane, Leeds, Yorkshire.^[2]

Name	Age	Profession	Born in same county
Wm Thompson	50 M	Publican	Y
Elizh do	50 F		Y
Wm do	15 M	Ap Millwright	Y
George do	15 M	Ap. BrushM.	Y

Household of Emma Winn in 1841

At the 6 June 1841 census, Emma Winn, future wife of William Thompson's son George, was living with Hannah Winn, probably her grandmother, at Beeston Lodge, Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire.^[3]

Name	Age	Profession	Born in same county
Hannah Winn	70 F	Ind	Y
Emma do	15 F	Dress Maker	Y

This household immediately follows the record for Benjamin Bullough and family on the same page of the 1841 census records. There is a household separator mark //. But the two households must have been in close proximity.

Household of William Thompson in 1851

At the 30 March 1851 census, William Thompson was head of the following household, residing at Meadow Lane (possibly number 87), Leeds, Yorkshire.^[4]

Name	Rel	C	Age	Occupation	Where Born
William Thompson	Head	Mar	63 M	Inn Keeper	Yorkshire Leeds
Elizabeth do	Wife	Mar	62 F	—	do do
William do	Son	U	28 M	Millwright	do Holbeck
Caroline Bentley	Servant	U	26 F	House Servant	do Hunslet
Joseph Cawood		M	24 M	Farm Labourer	do York

Household of George Thompson in 1851

At the 30 March 1851 census, George Thompson, son of William Thompson and husband of Emma Winn, was head of the following household, residing at Beeston Lodge, Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire.^[5]

Name	Rel	C	Age	Occupation	Where Born
George Thompson	Head	Mar	26 M	Brushmaker	Yorkshire Leeds
Emma Do	Wife	Mar	25 F		Do Holbeck
Jemima Do	Daur		2 F		Do Do
James Do	Son		4mo M		Do Do
Hannah Do	Grandmother	?	80 F		Do Great Preston

Hannah's condition (column C) should be widow but is illegible.

Household of Elizabeth Thompson in 1861

At the 7 April 1861 census, Elizabeth Thompson, William's widow, was head of the following household, residing at 6 Union Terrace, Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire.^[6]

Name	Rel	C	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Elizabeth Thompson	Head	Wid	72 F		Yorkshire Leeds
Charls Do	Son	un	47 M	Cloth Drawer	Do Do
Wm Do	Son	un	38 M	Loan Agent	Do Holbeck
Jemima Do	Grand Dautr		12 F	Scholar	Do Do

Household of Emma (Winn) Craven in 1861

At the 7 April 1861 census, Emma, born Winn, widow of George Thompson, and now wife of James Craven, was living with her family at 46 Moorville Pl, Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire.^[7][8]

Name	Rel	C	Age	Occupation	Where Born
James Craven	Head	Mar	39 M	Mechanic (Iron Turner)	York's Holbeck
Emma do	Wife	Mar	36 F
Edwd do	Son		12 M	Iron Moulder	do do
Alfred do	Son		10 M	Potter	do do
James Thompson	Son in Law		10 M	Scholar	do do
Thos Craven	Son		8 M	do	do do
Ellen Thompson	Daur Law		6 F	do	do Doncaster
Emma Craven	Daur		4 F	do	do do
Winn do	Son		11 Mths M		do Hunslet

Household of William Thompson (junior) in 1871

At the 2 April 1871 census, William Thompson's son, also called William, was head of the following household, residing at 11 Union Terrace, Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire.^[9][10]

Name	Rel	C	Age	Occupation	Where Born
William Thompson	Head	Unm	48 M	Loan agents Assistant	Yorkshire Holbeck
Charles do	Brother	Unm	57 M	Cloth Drawer	do Leeds
Jemima do	Niece	Unm	22 F	Housekeeper	do Holbeck

Household of Emma (Winn) Craven in 1871

At the 2 April 1871 census, Emma, born Winn, widow of George Thompson, and now wife of James Craven, was living with her family at 111 Lodge Lane, Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire.^[11]

Name	Rel	C	Age	Occupation	Where Born
James Craven	Head	Mar	48 M	Fitter at Engine Works	Yorkshire Holbeck
Emma Do	Wife	Mar	45 F		Do Do
Edward Do	Son	Unm	23 M	Blue Slater	Do Do
James Thompson	Son	Unm	20 M	Cabinet Maker (for management??)	Do Do
Thomas Craven	Son	Unm	18 M	Iron Worker at Forge	Do Do
Ellen Thompson	Daur		16 F	Dress Maker	Do Doncaster
Emma Craven	Daur		14 F	Scholar	Do Do
Winn Do	Son		10 M	Do	Do Hunslet
Hannah Do	Daur		7 F	Do	Do Do
Elizabeth Do	Daur		4 F	Do	Do Holbeck

Household of William and Charles Thompson in 1881

At the 3 April 1881 census, brothers William and Charles Thompson were living at 11 Union Terrace, Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire.^[12]

Name	Rel	C	Age	Occupation	Where Born
William Thompson	Head	UnMar	58 M	Millwright	Leeds
Charles do	Brother	UnMar	69 M	Cloth Drawer	Leeds
Elizabeth Ingleson	Servant	Widow	55 F	House Keeper dom	Leeds

Household of James Thompson in 1881

At the 3 April 1881 census, George Thompson's son James was head of the following household, residing at 43 Waterloo Rd, Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire.^[13]

Name	Rel	C	Age	Occupation	Where Born
James Thompson	Head	Mar	30 M	Engine Modle Maker	Leeds
Caroline Do	Wife	Mar	28 F	—	Do
George M. Do	Son	Un	7 M	Scholar	Do
Caroline Thompson	Daughter	Un	5 F	Do	Do
James Do	Son	Un	1 M		Do
Julia Hallam	Servant	Unm	16 F	Domestic Servant	Leeds

"George M." seems to be an error. This son's middle name was William.^[14]

Household of James Thompson in 1891

At the 5 April 1891 census, James Thompson was head of the following household, residing at 167 Hunslet Road, Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire.^[15]

Name	Rel	C	Age	Occupation	Emplr	Empld	Neith	Where Born
James Thompson	Head	M	40 M	Tobacconist			x	Yorkshire Leeds
Caroline do	Wife	M	38 F					" "
George Wm do	Son	S	17 M	Engine Fitter Apprentice		x		" "
Caroline do	Daur	S	15 F					" "
James do	Son	S	11 M					" "
Jemima do	Daur	S	6 F					" "
Percy do	Son	S	4 M					" "

Household of James Thompson in 1901

At the 31 March 1901 census, James Thompson was head of the following household, residing at 103 Stratford St, Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire.^[16]

Name	Rel	C	Age	Occupation	Emp*	Where Born
James Thompson	Head	M	50 M	Retired Tobacconist		Yorkshire : Leeds
Caroline do	Wife	M	48 F			do do
James do	Son	S	21 M	Commercial Clerk		do do
Jemima Thompson	Daur	S	16 F	Pupil Teacher School		Yorkshire : Leeds
Percy do	Son		14 M	Commercial Clerk		do do

Household of James Thompson in 1911

At the 2 April 1911 census, James Thompson was head of the following household, residing at 103 Stratford Street, Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire.^[17]

Name	Rel	Age	C	Occupation	Industry	Working	Where Born
James Thompson	Head	60 M	Married	Retired - Tobacconist		own account	Hunslet Leeds Yorks
Caroline Thompson	Wife	58 F	Married				Hunslet Leeds Yorks
Jemima Thompson	Daughter	26 F	Single	Assistant Teacher. Certificated	Council - School		Hunslet Leeds Yorks
Percy Thompson	Son	24 M	Single	Store-keeper	Patent Medicine Manufacturers	Worker	Hunslet Leeds Yorks

The census form listed 8 total children born alive with 5 still living.

Sources

1. ↑ See 1841 census age rounding at Durham Records Online, via Katie's guide to English sources for WikiTree by Katie Fuller.
2. ↑ Class: HO107; Piece: 1348; Book: 10; Civil Parish: Leeds Town; County: Yorkshire; Enumeration District: 10; Folio: 16; Page: 33; Line: 7; GSU roll: 464291. Via 1841 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010. Ancestry Record uki1841 #12900918. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
3. ↑ Class: HO107; Piece: 1344; Book: 9; Civil Parish: Holbeck Ward; County: Yorkshire; Enumeration District: 7; Folio: 10; Page: 13; Line: 23; GSU roll: 464287. Via 1841 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010. Ancestry Record 8978 #12862575. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
4. ↑ Class: HO107; Piece: 2319; Folio: 72; Page: 8; GSU roll: 87542-87544. Via 1851 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Ancestry Record uki1851 #12404765. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
5. ↑ Class: HO107; Piece: 2317; Folio: 365; Page: 21; GSU roll: 87538-87539. Via 1851 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Ancestry Record uki1851 #12376777. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
6. ↑ Class: RG 9; Piece: 3368; Folio: 35; Page: 13; GSU roll: 543121. Via 1861 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Ancestry Record uki1861 #10450578. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
7. ↑ Class: RG 9; Piece: 3367; Folio: 119; Page: 10; GSU roll: 543121. Via 1861 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Ancestry Record 8767 #10448572. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
8. ↑ "General Register Office: 1861 Census Returns database, FreeCEN 5db72d41f4040b9e96f59bfc (last viewed 17 Dec 2020), Emma CRAVEN in household of James CRAVEN, 46, Moorville Place, Yorkshire, West Riding, England; from 1861 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 9/3367, Folio 119, Page 10, Schedule 49, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4514; Folio: 84; Page: 19; GSU roll: 848471. Via 1871 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Ancestry Record uki1871 #26166318. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
10. ↑ "General Register Office: 1871 Census Returns database, FreeCEN 5906f5ebe9379091b18018a5 (viewed 19 Jan 2021), William THOMPSON, 11, Union Terrace, Yorkshire, West Riding, England; from 1871 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 10/4514, Folio 84, Page 19, Schedule 118, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
11. ↑ The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4522; Folio: 86; Page: 15; GSU roll: 848474. Via 1871 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Ancestry Record 7619 #26196157. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
12. ↑ Class: RG11; Piece: 4491; Folio: 31; Page: 1; GSU roll: 1342076. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1881 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Ancestry Record uki1881 #24672405. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
13. ↑ Class: RG11; Piece: 4488; Folio: 134; Page: 2; GSU roll: 1342075. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1881 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Ancestry Record uki1881 #24658292. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
14. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (accessed 25 October 2020), database entry for Thompson, George William (Mother's maiden surname: Dews), GRO Reference: 1874 M Quarter in HUNSLET Volume 09B Page 287.
15. ↑ The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3659; Folio: 30; Page: 1; GSU roll: 6098769. Via 1891 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Ancestry Record uki1891 #3790257. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
16. ↑ Class: RG13; Piece: 4196; Folio: 113; Page: 35. Via 1901 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Ancestry Record uki1901 #26814887. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
17. ↑ Class: RG14; Piece: 27155. Via 1911 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Ancestry Record 1911England #38165166. Retrieved 6 December 2020.