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Household of James Thompson (born 1858, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thompson, born in 1858 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Rachel Thompson, born in 1861 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Mary Jane, born 1879 in Bury, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger Head, James (born 1825 in Buxton, Derbyshire, England) and James's Mother In Law, Sarah (born 1803 in Bury, Lancashire, England).


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James Thompson's household

Male

James

Thompson

Head
Female

Rachel

Thompson

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Thompson

Daughter
Male

James

Fitt

Lodger Head
Female

Rosanna

Fitt

Wife
Female

Sarah

Nuttall

Mother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thompson

Head

Married

23

1858

Bury, Lancashire, England

Rachel

Thompson

Wife

Married

20

1861

Bury, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Thompson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bury, Lancashire, England

James

Fitt

Lodger Head

Married

56

1825

Buxton, Derbyshire, England

Rosanna

Fitt

Wife

Married

57

1824

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Nuttall

Mother In Law

Widow

78

1803

Bury, Lancashire, England

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