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Household of James Thompson (born 1853, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thompson, born in 1853 in Clifton, Worcestershire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha Thompson, born in 1848 in Worcestershire, England. They had 3 children; Frederick (born 1878 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Walter (born 1880 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Annie (born 1881 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, John Merrell, born in 1864 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.


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James Thompson's household

Male

James

Thompson

Head
Female

Martha

Thompson

Wife
Male

Frederick

Thompson

Son
Male

Walter

Thompson

Son
Female

Annie

Thompson

Daughter
Male

John

Merrell

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Clifton, Worcestershire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thompson

Head

Married

28

1853

Clifton, Worcestershire, England

Martha

Thompson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Worcestershire, England

Frederick

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Walter

Thompson

Son

Single

1

1880

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Annie

Thompson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

John

Merrell

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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