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Household of James Thompson (born 1840)

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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thompson, born in 1840 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Thompson, born in 1844 in Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary Moir (born 1865 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Walter (born 1868 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Thomas N (born 1870 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Janet Roe (born 1873 in Gateshead, Durham, England), James (born 1877 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Isabella May (born 1879 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Catherine (born 1881 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, William Brown, born in 1852 in Scotland.


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James Thompson's household

Male

James

Thompson

Head
Female

Ann

Thompson

Wife
Female

Mary Moir

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Thompson

Son
Male

Thomas N

Thompson

Son
Female

Janet Roe

Thompson

Daughter
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Female

Isabella May

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William

Brown

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thompson

Head

Married

41

1840

Scotland

Ann

Thompson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Scotland

Mary Moir

Thompson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Walter

Thompson

Son

Single

13

1868

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Thomas N

Thompson

Son

Single

11

1870

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Janet Roe

Thompson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Gateshead, Durham, England

James

Thompson

Son

Single

4

1877

Gateshead, Durham, England

Isabella May

Thompson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Gateshead, Durham, England

Catherine

Thompson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Gateshead, Durham, England

William

Brown

Lodger

Married

29

1852

Scotland

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