John Thompson
Born 1850
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Household of John Thompson (born 1812, Shetland Islands)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burra & Quarff, Shetland, 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.
John Thompson and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1812 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1850 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1853 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter-In-Law, Jane (born 1854 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1879 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Mary Jane (born 1881 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
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John Thompson's household
John
Thompson
Head
Elizabeth
Thompson
Daughter
Alexander
Thompson
Son
Jane
Thompson
Daughter-In-Law
Elizabeth
Thompson
Granddaughter
Mary Jane
Thompson
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Thompson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 69 |
| Birth year | 1812 |
| Birth place | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Thompson | Head | Widower | 69 | 1812 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Thompson | Daughter | Unmarried | 31 | 1850 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Alexander | Thompson | Son | Married | 28 | 1853 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Jane | Thompson | Daughter-In-Law | Married | 27 | 1854 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Thompson | Granddaughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Mary Jane | Thompson | Granddaughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
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