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Household of James Thompson (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skirlaugh, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thompson, born in 1834 in Withernwick, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Thompson, born in 1834 in Mappleton, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Mary Ann (born 1864 in Rise, Yorkshire, England), Ada Elizth (born 1866 in Withernwick, Yorkshire, England), James Wm (born 1869 in Skirlaugh, Yorkshire, England), John Francis (born 1871 in Newland, Yorkshire, England), Arthur Robt (born 1873 in Newland, Yorkshire, England) and Eliza (born 1875 in Newland, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, John (born 1859 in Hatfield, Yorkshire, England) and James's Servant, George (born 1868 in Aldbrough, Yorkshire, England).


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James Thompson's household

Male

James

Thompson

Head
Female

Eliza

Thompson

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Ada Elizth

Thompson

Daughter
Male

James Wm

Thompson

Son
Male

John Francis

Thompson

Son
Male

Arthur Robt

Thompson

Son
Female

Eliza

Thompson

Daughter
Male

John

Boyd

Servant
Male

George

Needham

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Withernwick, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thompson

Head

Married

47

1834

Withernwick, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Thompson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Mappleton, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Thompson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Rise, Yorkshire, England

Ada Elizth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Withernwick, Yorkshire, England

James Wm

Thompson

Son

Single

12

1869

Skirlaugh, Yorkshire, England

John Francis

Thompson

Son

Single

10

1871

Newland, Yorkshire, England

Arthur Robt

Thompson

Son

Single

8

1873

Newland, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Thompson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Newland, Yorkshire, England

John

Boyd

Servant

Single

22

1859

Hatfield, Yorkshire, England

George

Needham

Servant

Single

13

1868

Aldbrough, Yorkshire, England

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