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Household of James Thompson (born 1838, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thompson, born in 1838 in Grays, Essex, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Thompson, born in 1839 in Grays, Essex, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1864 in Grays, Essex, England), William (born 1866 in Grays, Essex, England), Henry (born 1870 in Canning Town, Essex, England), John W (born 1877 in Canning Town, Essex, England) and Ellen L (born 1875 in Canning Town, Essex, England).


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James Thompson's household

Male

James

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary A

Thompson

Wife
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Male

Henry

Thompson

Son
Male

John W

Thompson

Son
Female

Ellen L

Thompson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Grays, Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thompson

Head

Married

43

1838

Grays, Essex, England

Mary A

Thompson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Grays, Essex, England

James

Thompson

Son

Single

17

1864

Grays, Essex, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

15

1866

Grays, Essex, England

Henry

Thompson

Son

Single

11

1870

Canning Town, Essex, England

John W

Thompson

Son

Single

4

1877

Canning Town, Essex, England

Ellen L

Thompson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Canning Town, Essex, England

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