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Household of John Thompson (born 1839, Durham)

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1839 in West Auckland, Durham, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Isabella Thompson, born in 1852 in Cassop, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Dora (born 1870 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England), Robert (born 1876 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England) and John (born 1880 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Esther Jane (born 1860 in Durham, England), John's Servant, Ellen (born 1866 in Tow Law, Durham, England) and John's Visitor, Mary Stokoe (born 1855 in Cassop, Durham, England).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Ann Isabella

Thompson

Wife
Female

Dora

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thompson

Son
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Female

Esther Jane

Bird

Servant
Female

Ellen

Jones

Servant
Female

Mary Stokoe

Hall

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place West Auckland, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

42

1839

West Auckland, Durham, England

Ann Isabella

Thompson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Cassop, Durham, England

Dora

Thompson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Robert

Thompson

Son

Single

5

1876

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

1

1880

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Esther Jane

Bird

Servant

Single

21

1860

Durham, England

Ellen

Jones

Servant

Single

15

1866

Tow Law, Durham, England

Mary Stokoe

Hall

Visitor

Single

26

1855

Cassop, Durham, England

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