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Household of James Thompson (born 1838)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke Damerel, Devon, 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 1838 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Amelia Thompson, born in 1840 in Devonport, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Amelia (born 1866 in Devonport, Devon, England), James (born 1867 in Devonport, Devon, England), Bessie (born 1868 in Devonport, Devon, England), Emily (born 1870 in Devonport, Devon, England) and George (born 1877 in Devonport, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother In Law, Mary Hocking, born in 1800 in Devonport, Devon, 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
Female

Bessie

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Emily

Thompson

Daughter
Male

George

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary

Hocking

Mother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thompson

Head

Married

43

1838

Scotland

Amelia

Thompson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Devonport, Devon, England

Amelia

Thompson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Devonport, Devon, England

James

Thompson

Son

Single

14

1867

Devonport, Devon, England

Bessie

Thompson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Devonport, Devon, England

Emily

Thompson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Devonport, Devon, England

George

Thompson

Son

Single

4

1877

Devonport, Devon, England

Mary

Hocking

Mother In Law

Widow

81

1800

Devonport, Devon, England

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