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Household of James Thompson (born 1837, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Aylesford, Kent, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thompson, born in 1837 in Higham, Kent, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; George R (born 1867 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Eliza (born 1869 in Plymouth, Devon, England), William H (born 1870 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Emma J (born 1872 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Harriett M (born 1876 in Shorne, Kent, England) and William J (born 1879 in Shorne, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother In Law, Jane Enever, born in 1817 in Sheerness, Kent, England.


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James Thompson's household

Male

James

Thompson

Head
Female

Jane

Enever

Mother In Law
Male

George R

Thompson

Son
Female

Eliza

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William H

Thompson

Son
Female

Emma J

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Harriett M

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William J

Thompson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Higham, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thompson

Head

Widower

44

1837

Higham, Kent, England

Jane

Enever

Mother In Law

Married

64

1817

Sheerness, Kent, England

George R

Thompson

Son

Single

14

1867

Plymouth, Devon, England

Eliza

Thompson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Plymouth, Devon, England

William H

Thompson

Son

Single

11

1870

Plymouth, Devon, England

Emma J

Thompson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Plymouth, Devon, England

Harriett M

Thompson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Shorne, Kent, England

William J

Thompson

Son

Single

2

1879

Shorne, Kent, England

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