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Household of James Thomson (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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 Thomson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1844 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Blanch Thomson, born in 1847 in Soho, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Jessie B (born 1870 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Nellie A (born 1872 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Kate E (born 1874 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Edith M (born 1876 in Islington, Middlesex, England), James W (born 1879 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Percy C (born 1881 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Amy (born 1861 in Blackfriars, Surrey, England) and James's Servant, Cassandra (born 1867 in Islington, Middlesex, England).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Blanch

Thomson

Wife
Female

Jessie B

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Nellie A

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Kate E

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Edith M

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James W

Thomson

Son
Male

Percy C

Thomson

Son
Female

Amy

Hoose

Servant
Female

Cassandra

Ashton

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

37

1844

Scotland

Blanch

Thomson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Soho, Middlesex, England

Jessie B

Thomson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Islington, Middlesex, England

Nellie A

Thomson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Islington, Middlesex, England

Kate E

Thomson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Islington, Middlesex, England

Edith M

Thomson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Islington, Middlesex, England

James W

Thomson

Son

Single

2

1879

Islington, Middlesex, England

Percy C

Thomson

Son

Single

0

1881

Islington, Middlesex, England

Amy

Hoose

Servant

Single

20

1861

Blackfriars, Surrey, England

Cassandra

Ashton

Servant

Single

14

1867

Islington, Middlesex, England

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