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Household of James Thompson (born 1847)

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thompson, born in 1847 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thompson, born in 1849 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Francis (born 1869 in Antrim, Ireland), Margaret (born 1871 in Antrim, Ireland), David (born 1874 in South Shields, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and James (born 1881 in Gateshead, Durham, England).


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James Thompson's household

Male

James

Thompson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife
Male

Francis

Thompson

Son
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter
Male

David

Thompson

Son
Male

Thomas

Thompson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Male

James

Thompson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thompson

Head

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ireland

Francis

Thompson

Son

Single

12

1869

Antrim, Ireland

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Antrim, Ireland

David

Thompson

Son

Single

7

1874

South Shields, Durham, England

Thomas

Thompson

Son

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

James

Thompson

Son

Single

0

1881

Gateshead, Durham, England

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