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Household of James Thompson (born 1848, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 Thompson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thompson, born in 1848 in Lambeth, Surrey, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Amelia Thompson, born in 1845 in Southwark, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; Amelia (born 1870 in Southwark, Surrey, England), James (born 1873 in Southwark, Surrey, England), Edwin (born 1874 in Southwark, Surrey, England), Frederick (born 1877 in Southwark, Surrey, England) and Christopher (born 1879 in Southwark, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister In Law, Harriet Smith, born in 1843 in Southwark, Surrey, England.


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James Thompson's household

Male

James

Thompson

Head
Female

Amelia

Thompson

Wife
Female

Amelia

Thompson

Daughter
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Male

Edwin

Thompson

Son
Male

Frederick

Thompson

Son
Male

Christopher

Thompson

Son
Female

Harriet

Smith

Sister In Law
Female

Jane

Dunn

Wife
First name(s) James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Lambeth, Surrey, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thompson

Head

Married

33

1848

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Amelia

Thompson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Southwark, Surrey, England

Amelia

Thompson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Southwark, Surrey, England

James

Thompson

Son

Single

8

1873

Southwark, Surrey, England

Edwin

Thompson

Son

Single

7

1874

Southwark, Surrey, England

Frederick

Thompson

Son

Single

4

1877

Southwark, Surrey, England

Christopher

Thompson

Son

Single

2

1879

Southwark, Surrey, England

Harriet

Smith

Sister In Law

Single

38

1843

Southwark, Surrey, England

Jane

Dunn

Wife

Married

23

1858

Southwark, Surrey, England

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