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Household of James Thompson (born 1852, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thompson, born in 1852 in Bradford, Yorkshire, consisted of 14 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sophia Thompson, born in 1852 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Jennie (born 1875 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Eliza (born 1877 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), James H (born 1878 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Ada E (born 1881 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder Head, Mary (born 1844 in Wellington, Shropshire, England), James's Boarder Son, John W (born 1866 in Wellington, Shropshire, England), James's Boarder Daughter, Eva F (born 1868 in Wellington, Shropshire, England), James's Boarder, Annie (born 1870 in Wellington, Shropshire, England), James's Boarder Son, Walter (born 1874 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), James's Boarder Daughter, Mary E (born 1876 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), James's Boarder Son, George (born 1878 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and James's Boarder Son, Frederick J (born 1880 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).


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James Thompson's household

Male

James

Thompson

Head
Female

Sophia

Thompson

Wife
Female

Jennie

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Thompson

Daughter
Male

James H

Thompson

Son
Female

Ada E

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wood

Boarder Head
Male

John W

Wood

Boarder Son
Female

Eva F

Wood

Boarder Daughter
Female

Annie

Wood

Boarder
Male

Walter

Wood

Boarder Son
Female

Mary E

Wood

Boarder Daughter
Male

George

Wood

Boarder Son
Male

Frederick J

Wood

Boarder Son
First name(s) James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thompson

Head

Married

29

1852

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Sophia

Thompson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Jennie

Thompson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Thompson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

James H

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Ada E

Thompson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wood

Boarder Head

Married

37

1844

Wellington, Shropshire, England

John W

Wood

Boarder Son

Single

15

1866

Wellington, Shropshire, England

Eva F

Wood

Boarder Daughter

Single

13

1868

Wellington, Shropshire, England

Annie

Wood

Boarder

Single

11

1870

Wellington, Shropshire, England

Walter

Wood

Boarder Son

Single

7

1874

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Wood

Boarder Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

George

Wood

Boarder Son

Single

3

1878

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Frederick J

Wood

Boarder Son

Single

1

1880

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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