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Household of James Thompson (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thompson, born in 1844 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Agnes Thompson, born in 1843 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Selina (born 1870 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1872 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England), John Edward (born 1878 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England) and James William (born 1880 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother In Law, Nancy Hargreaves, born in 1808 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England.


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James Thompson's household

Male

James

Thompson

Head
Female

Agnes

Thompson

Wife
Female

Selina

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Richard

Thompson

Son
Male

John Edward

Thompson

Son
Male

James William

Thompson

Son
Female

Nancy

Hargreaves

Mother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thompson

Head

Married

37

1844

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Thompson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Selina

Thompson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Richard

Thompson

Son

Single

9

1872

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

John Edward

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

James William

Thompson

Son

Single

1

1880

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Hargreaves

Mother In Law

Widow

73

1808

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

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