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Household of Alexander Thompson (born 1822, Northumberland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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.
Alexander Thompson and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thompson, born in 1822 in Norham, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Thompson, born in 1822 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Andrew (born 1852 in South Shields, Durham, England), Mary E (born 1855 in South Shields, Durham, England), William B (born 1860 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Ralph F (born 1862 in South Shields, Durham, England). They had 1 grandchild; Emily, born 1880 in South Shields, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Daughter In Law, Jane Thompson, born in 1855 in South Shields, Durham, England.
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Alexander Thompson's household
Alexander
Thompson
Head
Sarah Ann
Thompson
Wife
Andrew
Thompson
Son
Jane
Thompson
Daughter In Law
Mary E
Thompson
Daughter
William B
Thompson
Son
Ralph F
Thompson
Son
Emily
Thompson
Grand Daughter
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Thompson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 59 |
| Birth year | 1822 |
| Birth place | Norham, Northumberland, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Thompson | Head | Married | 59 | 1822 | Norham, Northumberland, England | |
Sarah Ann | Thompson | Wife | Married | 59 | 1822 | Halifax, Yorkshire, England | |
Andrew | Thompson | Son | Married | 29 | 1852 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Jane | Thompson | Daughter In Law | Married | 26 | 1855 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Mary E | Thompson | Daughter | Single | 26 | 1855 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
William B | Thompson | Son | Single | 21 | 1860 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Ralph F | Thompson | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Emily | Thompson | Grand Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | South Shields, Durham, England |
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