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Household of James Thompson (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hull, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thompson, born in 1840 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Agnes Thompson, born in 1841 in Scotland. They had 5 children; Andrew B (born 1866 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Agnes Ann (born 1870 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Alice (born 1872 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Edith (born 1874 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and Jessie (born 1877 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Henry Smith, born in 1863 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England.


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James Thompson's household

Male

James

Thompson

Head
Female

Agnes

Thompson

Wife
Male

Andrew B

Thompson

Son
Female

Agnes Ann

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Edith

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thompson

Head

Married

41

1840

Scotland

Agnes

Thompson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Scotland

Andrew B

Thompson

Son

Single

15

1866

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Agnes Ann

Thompson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Alice

Thompson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Edith

Thompson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Jessie

Thompson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Smith

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

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