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Household of James Thompson (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thompson, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thompson, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1878 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England) and James (born 1879 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Brother, Thomas Or Shon Thompson, born in 1853 in Scotland.


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James Thompson's household

Male

James

Thompson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife
Female

Mary

Thompson

Daughter
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Male

Thomas Or Shon

Thompson

Brother
First name(s) James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thompson

Head

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

James

Thompson

Son

Single

2

1879

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Thomas Or Shon

Thompson

Brother

Single

28

1853

Scotland

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