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Household of James Thompson (born 1830, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thompson, born in 1830 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Samuel (born 1857 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1863 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Alice Valentine, born in 1865 in Gateshead, Durham, England.


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James Thompson's household

Male

James

Thompson

Head
Male

Samuel

Thompson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Valentine

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thompson

Head

Widower

51

1830

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Samuel

Thompson

Son

Single

24

1857

Gateshead, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Gateshead, Durham, England

Alice

Valentine

Servant

Single

16

1865

Gateshead, Durham, England

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