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Household of James Thompson (born 1830, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lichfield, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thompson, born in 1830 in Wigtownshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thompson, born in 1840 in Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Samuel (born 1866 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), David (born 1868 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Denbighshire, Wales), Allan (born 1875 in Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales), Jane (born 1878 in Shenstone, Staffordshire, England) and Elizabeth S (born 1881 in Shenstone, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Ann Ford, born in 1862 in Derbyshire, England.


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James Thompson's household

Male

James

Thompson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife
Male

Samuel

Thompson

Son
Male

David

Thompson

Son
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Male

Allan

Thompson

Son
Female

Jane

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth S

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Ford

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thompson

Head

Married

51

1830

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Samuel

Thompson

Son

Single

15

1866

Wigtownshire, Scotland

David

Thompson

Son

Single

13

1868

Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Thompson

Son

Single

11

1870

Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Thompson

Son

Single

8

1873

Denbighshire, Wales

Allan

Thompson

Son

Single

6

1875

Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales

Jane

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Shenstone, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth S

Thompson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Shenstone, Staffordshire, England

Ann

Ford

Servant

Single

19

1862

Derbyshire, England

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