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Household of Janet Thompson (born 1837, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stromness, Orkney, 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.

Janet Thompson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Thompson, born in 1837 in Stromness, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. Janet was the head of the household, married to James Thompson, born in 1866 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1866 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).


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Janet Thompson's household

Female

Janet

Thompson

Head
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Male

Robert

Thompson

Son
Male

Alexander

Thompson

Son
First name(s) Janet
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Thompson

Head

Married

44

1837

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

James

Thompson

Son

-

15

1866

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

John

Thompson

Son

-

11

1870

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Thompson

Son

-

7

1874

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Alexander

Thompson

Son

-

0

1881

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

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