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Household of James Thompson (born 1824, Cumberland)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thompson, born in 1824 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Thompson, born in 1829 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 3 children; Laura (born 1857 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Clara (born 1861 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Malvina (born 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Ernest E J Jones, born in 1856 in Westwell, Oxfordshire, England.


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James Thompson's household

Male

James

Thompson

Head
Female

Jane

Thompson

Wife
Female

Laura

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Clara

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Malvina

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Ernest E J

Jones

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thompson

Head

Married

57

1824

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Jane

Thompson

Wife

Married

52

1829

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Laura

Thompson

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Clara

Thompson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Malvina

Thompson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ernest E J

Jones

Visitor

Single

25

1856

Westwell, Oxfordshire, England

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