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Household of James Thompson (born 1839, Cheshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thompson, born in 1839 in Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emma Thompson, born in 1841 in Lincolnshire, England. They had 8 children; Charles (born 1860 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Emmanuel (born 1865 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), William J (born 1867 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Maria (born 1869 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), James (born 1872 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Ellen (born 1874 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Sarah A (born 1877 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Emma (born 1879 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).


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James Thompson's household

Male

James

Thompson

Head
Female

Emma

Thompson

Wife
Male

Charles

Thompson

Son
Male

Emmanuel

Thompson

Son
Male

William J

Thompson

Son
Female

Maria

Thompson

Daughter
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Female

Ellen

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Thompson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thompson

Head

Married

42

1839

Cheshire, England

Emma

Thompson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Lincolnshire, England

Charles

Thompson

Son

Single

21

1860

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Emmanuel

Thompson

Son

Single

16

1865

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

William J

Thompson

Son

Single

14

1867

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Maria

Thompson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

James

Thompson

Son

Single

9

1872

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Thompson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Sarah A

Thompson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Emma

Thompson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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