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Household of James Thompson (born 1838, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inverness, Invernessshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thompson, born in 1838 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Thompson, born in 1837 in Nairnshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Isabella (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert B H (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Sarah (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1878 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1878 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Aunt, Ann (born 1825 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Servant, Catherine (born 1862 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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James Thompson's household

Male

James

Thompson

Head
Female

Jessie

Thompson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Thompson

Daughter
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Male

Robert B H

Thompson

Son
Female

Sarah

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Female

Jessie

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Thompson

Son
Female

Ann

Thompson

Aunt
Female

Catherine

Kennedy

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thompson

Head

Married

43

1838

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Thompson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Nairnshire, Scotland

Isabella

Thompson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Thompson

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert B H

Thompson

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah

Thompson

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Thompson

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Thompson

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Andrew

Thompson

Son

-

3

1878

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Ann

Thompson

Aunt

Unmarried

56

1825

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Kennedy

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Invernessshire, Scotland

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