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Household of James Thompson (born 1833, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 1833 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Fenton Thompson, born in 1837 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Charles (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Peter (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Annie (born 1863 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jessie (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Margaret (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister-In-Law, Annie Fenton, born in 1835 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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James Thompson's household

Male

James

Thompson

Head
Female

Jessie Fenton

Thompson

Wife
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Male

Charles

Thompson

Son
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Male

Peter

Thompson

Son
Female

Annie

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Fenton

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thompson

Head

Married

48

1833

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie Fenton

Thompson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Thompson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charles

Thompson

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Thompson

Son

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Peter

Thompson

Son

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie

Thompson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Thompson

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie

Fenton

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

46

1835

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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