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Household of James W Thompson (born 1852, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, Sussex, 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 W Thompson and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James W Thompson, born in 1852 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, consisted of 12 members. James W was the head of the household, married to F M Thompson, born in 1853 in Finsbury, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Ellen M (born 1870 in Surrey, England), Albert C (born 1872 in Surrey, England), Thomas G (born 1875 in Surrey, England), Beatrice L (born 1878 in Hove, Sussex, England) and Arthur W (born 1880 in Hove, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James W's Boarder, Florence (born 1865 in Folkestone, Kent, England), James W's Lodger Head, Ellen (born 1847 in Surrey, England), James W's Nephew, Henry (born 1868 in Canterbury, Kent, England) and James W's Lodger Head, George W (born 1853 in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England).


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James W Thompson's household

Male

James W

Thompson

Head
Female

F M

Thompson

Wife
Female

Florence

Perfect

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Davis

Lodger Head
Female

Ellen M

Davis

Daughter
Male

Albert C

Davis

Son
Male

Thomas G

Davis

Son
Female

Beatrice L

Davis

Daughter
Male

Arthur W

Davis

Son
Male

Henry

Davis

Nephew
Male

George W

Street

Lodger Head
Female

Charlotte F

Street

Wife
First name(s) James W
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James W

Thompson

Head

Married

29

1852

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

F M

Thompson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Finsbury, Kent, England

Florence

Perfect

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Folkestone, Kent, England

Ellen

Davis

Lodger Head

Married

34

1847

Surrey, England

Ellen M

Davis

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Surrey, England

Albert C

Davis

Son

Single

9

1872

Surrey, England

Thomas G

Davis

Son

Single

6

1875

Surrey, England

Beatrice L

Davis

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hove, Sussex, England

Arthur W

Davis

Son

Single

1

1880

Hove, Sussex, England

Henry

Davis

Nephew

Single

13

1868

Canterbury, Kent, England

George W

Street

Lodger Head

Married

28

1853

Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England

Charlotte F

Street

Wife

Married

24

1857

Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England

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