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Household of James Thompson (born 1829, Durham)

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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thompson, born in 1829 in Whickham, Durham, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Thompson, born in 1833 in Whickham, Durham, England. They had 9 children; Elizabeth (born 1856 in Whickham, Durham, England), James W (born 1859 in Whickham, Durham, England), Alice (born 1862 in Whickham, Durham, England), Mary A (born 1863 in Whickham, Durham, England), John (born 1865 in Whickham, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1867 in Whickham, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1869 in Whickham, Durham, England), Emma (born 1871 in Whickham, Durham, England) and Benjamin (born 1872 in Whickham, Durham, England).


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James Thompson's household

Male

James

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary A

Thompson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Male

James W

Thompson

Son
Female

Alice

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Thompson

Daughter
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Male

Thomas

Thompson

Son
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Thompson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Whickham, Durham, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thompson

Head

Married

52

1829

Whickham, Durham, England

Mary A

Thompson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Whickham, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Whickham, Durham, England

James W

Thompson

Son

Single

22

1859

Whickham, Durham, England

Alice

Thompson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Whickham, Durham, England

Mary A

Thompson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Whickham, Durham, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

16

1865

Whickham, Durham, England

Thomas

Thompson

Son

Single

14

1867

Whickham, Durham, England

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Whickham, Durham, England

Emma

Thompson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Whickham, Durham, England

Benjamin

Thompson

Son

Single

9

1872

Whickham, Durham, England

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