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Household of John Thompson (born 1852, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, 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 1852 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thompson, born in 1851 in Castle Bolton, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1873 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England), Annie (born 1875 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England) and Laura A (born 1878 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary H (born 1863 in Durham, England) and John's Servant, Catherine A (born 1868 in Wingate, Durham, England).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Wife
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Female

Annie

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Laura A

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Mary H

Wheatley

Servant
Female

Catherine A

Graham

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

29

1852

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Margaret

Thompson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Castle Bolton, Yorkshire, England

James

Thompson

Son

Single

8

1873

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Annie

Thompson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Laura A

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Mary H

Wheatley

Servant

Single

18

1863

Durham, England

Catherine A

Graham

Servant

Single

13

1868

Wingate, Durham, England

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