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Household of James Thompson (born 1842, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Congleton, 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 1842 in Congleton, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Thompson, born in 1851 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Catherine (born 1873 in Buglawton, Cheshire, England), John M (born 1875 in Buglawton, Cheshire, England), James E (born 1877 in Buglawton, Cheshire, England) and Cecilia F (born 1879 in Buglawton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister In Law, Winifred (born 1860 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England) and James's Sister In Law, Annie (born 1864 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England).


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James Thompson's household

Male

James

Thompson

Head
Female

Catherine

Thompson

Wife
Female

Catherine

Thompson

Daughter
Male

John M

Thompson

Son
Male

James E

Thompson

Son
Female

Cecilia F

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Winifred

Byrne

Sister In Law
Female

Annie

Byrne

Sister In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Congleton, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thompson

Head

Married

39

1842

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Catherine

Thompson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Catherine

Thompson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Buglawton, Cheshire, England

John M

Thompson

Son

Single

6

1875

Buglawton, Cheshire, England

James E

Thompson

Son

Single

4

1877

Buglawton, Cheshire, England

Cecilia F

Thompson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Buglawton, Cheshire, England

Winifred

Byrne

Sister In Law

Single

21

1860

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Annie

Byrne

Sister In Law

Single

17

1864

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

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