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Household of James A Thompson (born 1844, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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.

James A Thompson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James A Thompson, born in 1844 in Walton Cardiff, Gloucestershire, consisted of 10 members. James A was the head of the household, married to Esther Thompson, born in 1843 in Rainford, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Annie A (born 1868 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England), Sarah J (born 1869 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England), Margaret E (born 1871 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England), Esther H (born 1873 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Mary E (born 1875 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James A's Lodger, John (born 1810 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), James A's Lodger, Henry (born 1823 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and James A's Boarder, Arthur J (born 1875 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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James A Thompson's household

Male

James A

Thompson

Head
Female

Esther

Thompson

Wife
Female

Annie A

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Margaret E

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Esther H

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Thompson

Daughter
Male

John

Thornton

Lodger
Male

Henry

Vaughan

Lodger
Male

Arthur J

Dawson

Boarder
First name(s) James A
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Walton Cardiff, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James A

Thompson

Head

Married

37

1844

Walton Cardiff, Gloucestershire, England

Esther

Thompson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Annie A

Thompson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Thompson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Margaret E

Thompson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Esther H

Thompson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Mary E

Thompson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

John

Thornton

Lodger

Widower

71

1810

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Henry

Vaughan

Lodger

Married

58

1823

City of London, Middlesex, England

Arthur J

Dawson

Boarder

Single

6

1875

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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