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Household of James Allen Thompson (born 1842, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, Durham, 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 Allen Thompson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Allen Thompson, born in 1842 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, consisted of 9 members. James Allen was the head of the household, married to Annie Thompson, born in 1845 in Shincliffe, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Mary Elizabeth Wilson (born 1870 in Crook, Durham, England), John George (born 1872 in Crook, Durham, England), Henry James (born 1874 in Brancepeth, Durham, England), Jane Annie Frances (born 1877 in Durham, England), Kate Isabella (born 1879 in Durham, England) and Martha Ada (born 1881 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James Allen's Mother In Law, Martha Wilson, born in 1812 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England.


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James Allen Thompson's household

Male

James Allen

Thompson

Head
Female

Annie

Thompson

Wife
Female

Mary Elizabeth Wilson

Thompson

Daughter
Male

John George

Thompson

Son
Male

Henry James

Thompson

Son
Female

Jane Annie Frances

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Kate Isabella

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Martha Ada

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Martha

Wilson

Mother In Law
First name(s) James Allen
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James Allen

Thompson

Head

Married

39

1842

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Annie

Thompson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Shincliffe, Durham, England

Mary Elizabeth Wilson

Thompson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Crook, Durham, England

John George

Thompson

Son

Single

9

1872

Crook, Durham, England

Henry James

Thompson

Son

Single

7

1874

Brancepeth, Durham, England

Jane Annie Frances

Thompson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Durham, England

Kate Isabella

Thompson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Durham, England

Martha Ada

Thompson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Durham, England

Martha

Wilson

Mother In Law

Widow

69

1812

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

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