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Household of Harrison Thompson (born 1837, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, 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.

Harrison Thompson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Harrison Thompson, born in 1837 in Durham, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Harrison was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Thompson, born in 1839 in Durham, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1861 in Durham, England), John Harrison (born 1869 in Durham, England), Robert Wilson (born 1872 in Durham, England) and Sarah Annie (born 1873 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Harrison's Son In Law, John William (born 1865 in Durham, England) and Harrison's Son In Law, Joseph Robert (born 1870 in Durham, England).


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Harrison Thompson's household

Male

Harrison

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Thompson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Thompson

Son
Male

John William

Golightly

Son In Law
Male

John Harrison

Thompson

Son
Male

Joseph Robert

Golightly

Son In Law
Male

Robert Wilson

Thompson

Son
Female

Sarah Annie

Thompson

Daughter
First name(s) Harrison
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Durham, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Harrison

Thompson

Head

Married

44

1837

Durham, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Thompson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Durham, England

Thomas

Thompson

Son

Single

20

1861

Durham, England

John William

Golightly

Son In Law

Single

16

1865

Durham, England

John Harrison

Thompson

Son

Single

12

1869

Durham, England

Joseph Robert

Golightly

Son In Law

Single

11

1870

Durham, England

Robert Wilson

Thompson

Son

Single

9

1872

Durham, England

Sarah Annie

Thompson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Durham, England

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