Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Thompson (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 8 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thompson, born in 1834 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Bertha T Thompson, born in 1844 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Thomas G (born 1863 in Walton, Lancashire, England), Bertha L (born 1865 in Walton, Lancashire, England) and Christina (born 1871 in Halsall, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Aunt, Ruth W (born 1810 in Plymstock, Devon, England), James's Niece, Helen E (born 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), James's Niece, Lilian J (born 1869 in Cheshire, England) and James's Servant, Bridget (born 1861 in Ireland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Thompson's household

Male

James

Thompson

Head
Female

Bertha T

Thompson

Wife
Male

Thomas G

Thompson

Son
Female

Bertha L

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Ruth W

Way

Aunt
Female

Helen E

Baker

Niece
Female

Lilian J

Baker

Niece
Female

Christina

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Bridget

Harrington

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thompson

Head

Married

47

1834

Scotland

Bertha T

Thompson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Thomas G

Thompson

Son

Single

18

1863

Walton, Lancashire, England

Bertha L

Thompson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Walton, Lancashire, England

Ruth W

Way

Aunt

Single

71

1810

Plymstock, Devon, England

Helen E

Baker

Niece

Single

17

1864

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Lilian J

Baker

Niece

Single

12

1869

Cheshire, England

Christina

Thompson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Halsall, Lancashire, England

Bridget

Harrington

Servant

Single

20

1861

Ireland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Thompson in West Derby in 1881, and follow the Thompson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Thompson

We’ve found James Thompson in 1418 family trees. Find out more about James Thompson's household and view the Thompson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census