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Household of James Thompson (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thompson, born in 1827 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Thompson, born in 1836 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John J (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England), William S (born 1875 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Richard E (born 1876 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Alice (born 1838 in Preston, Lancashire, England), James's Lodger, Reginald (born 1863 in Freckleton, Lancashire, England) and James's Lodger, George E (born 1843 in France).


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James Thompson's household

Male

James

Thompson

Head
Female

Ellen

Thompson

Wife
Male

John J

Thompson

Son
Male

William S

Thompson

Son
Male

Richard E

Thompson

Son
Female

Alice

Parker

Visitor
Male

Reginald

Fletcher

Lodger
Male

George E

Kirby

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thompson

Head

Married

54

1827

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Thompson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Preston, Lancashire, England

John J

Thompson

Son

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

William S

Thompson

Son

Single

6

1875

Preston, Lancashire, England

Richard E

Thompson

Son

Single

5

1876

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alice

Parker

Visitor

Widow

43

1838

Preston, Lancashire, England

Reginald

Fletcher

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Freckleton, Lancashire, England

George E

Kirby

Lodger

Single

38

1843

France

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