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Household of John Thompson (born 1830, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Papa Westray, 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.
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 1830 in Orkney, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thompson, born in 1833 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1862 in Orkney, Scotland), Thomas (born 1864 in Orkney, Scotland) and Anna M (born 1867 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father-In-Law, John McKay, born in 1801 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland.
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John Thompson's household
John
Thompson
Head
Elizabeth
Thompson
Wife
James
Thomson
Son
Thomas
Thomson
Son
Anna M
Thomson
Daughter
John
McKay
Father-In-Law
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Thompson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 51 |
| Birth year | 1830 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Thompson | Head | Married | 51 | 1830 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Thompson | Wife | Married | 48 | 1833 | Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland | |
James | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Thomas | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Anna M | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Orkney, Scotland | |
John | McKay | Father-In-Law | Widower | 80 | 1801 | Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland |
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