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Household of John Thompson (born 1851, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, 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.

John Thompson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1851 in Patrick Brompton, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thompson, born in 1857 in Wolsingham, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Mary Jane (born 1872 in Low Dinsdale, Durham, England), Sophia E (born 1874 in Howdon, Durham, England), William (born 1877 in Wolsingham, Durham, England) and Meggie (born 1880 in Archdeacon Newton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Wifes Sister, Frances Tinkler, born in 1865 in Wolsingham, Durham, England.


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Sophia E

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Female

Meggie

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Frances

Tinkler

Wifes Sister
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Patrick Brompton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

30

1851

Patrick Brompton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Thompson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Low Dinsdale, Durham, England

Sophia E

Thompson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Howdon, Durham, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

4

1877

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Meggie

Thompson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Archdeacon Newton, Durham, England

Frances

Tinkler

Wifes Sister

Single

16

1865

Wolsingham, Durham, England

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