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Household of James Thompson (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thompson, born in 1842 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Minnie Thompson, born in 1862 in Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Hester A (born 1873 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England) and Lucy (born 1877 in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother In Law, Jane Mc Carthy, born in 1821 in Brandon, Ireland.


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James Thompson's household

Male

James

Thompson

Head
Female

Minnie

Thompson

Wife
Female

Hester A

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Mc Carthy

Mother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Salford, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thompson

Head

Married

39

1842

Salford, Lancashire, England

Minnie

Thompson

Wife

Married

19

1862

Cheshire, England

Hester A

Thompson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

Lucy

Thompson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Fleetwood, Lancashire, England

Jane

Mc Carthy

Mother In Law

Widow

60

1821

Brandon, Ireland

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