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Household of James Thompson (born 1830, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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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 1830 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Susan M Thompson, born in 1835 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1865 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George (born 1873 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Jean (born 1806 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's -, Susan (born 1805 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Christina (born 1850 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Magdalene L (born 1863 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Thompson's household

Male

James

Thompson

Head
Female

Susan M

Thompson

Wife
Female

Jane

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Male

George

Thompson

Son
Female

Jean

Marr

Mother-In-Law
Female

Susan

Davidson

-
Female

Christina

Mair

Servant
Female

Magdalene L

Chalmers

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thompson

Head

Married

51

1830

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Susan M

Thompson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Thompson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Thompson

Son

-

13

1868

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Thompson

Son

-

8

1873

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jean

Marr

Mother-In-Law

Widow

75

1806

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Susan

Davidson

-

Widow

76

1805

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Mair

Servant

Unmarried

31

1850

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Magdalene L

Chalmers

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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