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Household of James Thompson (born 1829)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thompson, born in 1829 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Thompson, born in 1827 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Ann (born 1860 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and Ann (born 1867 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Mary Ann (born 1872 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and Hiram (born 1880 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son In Law, Samuel (born 1859 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), James's Visitor, Robert (born 1824 in Ashton, Cheshire, England), James's Visitor, Ellen (born 1862 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England) and James's Lodger, Mary (born 1841 in Ireland).


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James Thompson's household

Male

James

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary

Thompson

Wife
Male

Samuel

Longson

Son In Law
Female

Ann

Longson

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Lee

Grand Daughter
Male

Hiram

Lee

Grand Son
Male

Robert

Binns

Visitor
Female

Ellen

Lord

Visitor
Female

Mary

Dilhon

Lodger
Female

Ann

Dilhon

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thompson

Head

Married

52

1829

Ireland

Mary

Thompson

Wife

Married

54

1827

Ireland

Samuel

Longson

Son In Law

Married

22

1859

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Ann

Longson

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Mary Ann

Lee

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Hiram

Lee

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Robert

Binns

Visitor

Widower

57

1824

Ashton, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Lord

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Mary

Dilhon

Lodger

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Ann

Dilhon

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

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