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Household of James Thomson (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1841 in , consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary E Thomson, born in 1843 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; James W (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Lizzie (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Harry B (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Maggie F (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary E

Thomson

Wife
Male

James W

Thomson

Son
Female

Lizzie

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Harry B

Thomson

Son
Female

Maggie F

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

40

1841

Scotland

Mary E

Thomson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James W

Thomson

Son

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Lizzie

Thomson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Harry B

Thomson

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Maggie F

Thomson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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