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Household of James Thompson (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Lancashire,Cheshire, 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 1851 in Burnage, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thompson, born in 1851 in Reddish, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1874 in Reddish, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1875 in Reddish, Lancashire, England), Sarah Gertrude (born 1878 in Reddish, Lancashire, England), Charlotte (born 1879 in Reddish, Lancashire, England) and Samuel (born 1880 in Reddish, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Farm Servant, James Bailey, born in 1856 in -.


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James Thompson's household

Male

James

Thompson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Male

Joseph

Thompson

Son
Female

Sarah Gertrude

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Thompson

Son
Male

James

Bailey

Farm Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Burnage, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thompson

Head

Married

30

1851

Burnage, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Reddish, Lancashire, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

7

1874

Reddish, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Thompson

Son

Single

6

1875

Reddish, Lancashire, England

Sarah Gertrude

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Reddish, Lancashire, England

Charlotte

Thompson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Reddish, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Thompson

Son

Single

1

1880

Reddish, Lancashire, England

James

Bailey

Farm Servant

Single

25

1856

-

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