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Household of James Thompson (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thompson, born in 1833 in Halsall, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thompson, born in 1837 in Halsall, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Ann (born 1860 in Upholland, Lancashire, England), Julia (born 1865 in Upholland, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1867 in Upholland, Lancashire, England), William (born 1870 in Upholland, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1872 in Upholland, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, James (born 1856 in Dalton, Lancashire, England), James's Servant, Thomas (born 1852 in Lancashire, England), James's Servant, Richard (born 1862 in Euxton, Lancashire, England) and James's Ag Lab, Dominick (born 1837 in Ireland).


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James Thompson's household

Male

James

Thompson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Wife
Female

Ann

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Julia

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Martha

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Male

James

Pilling

Servant
Male

Thomas

Lawrenson

Servant
Male

Richard

Hunter

Servant
Male

Dominick

Byrne

Ag Lab
First name(s) James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Halsall, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thompson

Head

Married

48

1833

Halsall, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Thompson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Halsall, Lancashire, England

Ann

Thompson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Julia

Thompson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Martha

Thompson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Upholland, Lancashire, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

11

1870

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Upholland, Lancashire, England

James

Pilling

Servant

Single

25

1856

Dalton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Lawrenson

Servant

Single

29

1852

Lancashire, England

Richard

Hunter

Servant

Single

19

1862

Euxton, Lancashire, England

Dominick

Byrne

Ag Lab

Married

44

1837

Ireland

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