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Household of James Thompson (born 1842, Durham)
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.
James Thompson and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thompson, born in 1842 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Thompson, born in 1848 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Mary E (born 1870 in South Shields, Durham, England), Margaret A (born 1872 in South Shields, Durham, England), William (born 1876 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Thomas (born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother In Law, David (born 1860 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and James's Sister, Margaret (born 1861 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
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James Thompson's household
James
Thompson
Head
Mary A
Thompson
Wife
Mary E
Thompson
Daughter
Margaret A
Thompson
Daughter
William
Thompson
Son
Thomas
Thompson
Son
David
Robb
Brother In Law
Margaret
Robb
Sister
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Thompson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | South Shields, Durham, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Thompson | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Mary A | Thompson | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Mary E | Thompson | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Margaret A | Thompson | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
William | Thompson | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Thomas | Thompson | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
David | Robb | Brother In Law | Single | 21 | 1860 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Margaret | Robb | Sister | Single | 20 | 1861 | Sunderland, Durham, England |
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