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Household of James Thompson (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thompson, born in 1844 in Blackrod, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thompson, born in 1846 in Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Benjamin (born 1869 in Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1870 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England), John (born 1874 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), Nancy (born 1875 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England) and Philip (born 1877 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Niece, Alice Thompson, born in 1870 in Orrell, Lancashire, England.


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James Thompson's household

Male

James

Thompson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Thompson

Son
Male

Peter

Thompson

Son
Male

Thomas

Thompson

Son
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Female

Nancy

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Philip

Thompson

Son
Female

Alice

Thompson

Niece
First name(s) James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thompson

Head

Married

37

1844

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Thompson

Son

Single

12

1869

Lancashire, England

Peter

Thompson

Son

Single

11

1870

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Thompson

Son

Single

9

1872

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

7

1874

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Thompson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Philip

Thompson

Son

Single

4

1877

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Thompson

Niece

Single

11

1870

Orrell, Lancashire, England

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