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Household of James Thompson (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thompson, born in 1831 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thompson, born in 1832 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Rebecca (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Grandson, James Allison, born in 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Thompson's household

Male

James

Thompson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Wife
Female

Rebecca

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Male

George

Thompson

Son
Male

James

Allison

Grandson
First name(s) James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thompson

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Margaret

Thompson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rebecca

Thompson

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Thompson

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Thompson

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Allison

Grandson

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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