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Household of Thomas Thompson (born 1840, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in 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.

Thomas Thompson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Thompson, born in 1840 in Westray, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thompson, born in 1840 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; David (born 1869 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), Jemimo (born 1864 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), Lize Jane (born 1873 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland) and Cathering (born 1878 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland).


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Thomas Thompson's household

Male

Thomas

Thompson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife
Male

David

Thompson

Son
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Female

Jemimo

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Lize Jane

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Cathering

Thompson

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thompson

Head

Married

41

1840

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

David

Thompson

Son

-

12

1869

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

William

Thompson

Son

-

8

1873

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Jemimo

Thompson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Lize Jane

Thompson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Cathering

Thompson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

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