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Household of John Thompson (born 1821, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Teesdale, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1821 in Newbiggin, Durham, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Thompson, born in 1825 in Middleton, Durham, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1852 in Middleton, Durham, England) and John (born 1859 in Middleton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Jane (born 1845 in Cotherstone, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Samuel (born 1865 in Durham, England).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary

Thompson

Wife
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Female

Jane

Alderson

Servant
Male

Samuel

Wandless

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Newbiggin, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

60

1821

Newbiggin, Durham, England

Mary

Thompson

Wife

Married

56

1825

Middleton, Durham, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

29

1852

Middleton, Durham, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

22

1859

Middleton, Durham, England

Jane

Alderson

Servant

Single

36

1845

Cotherstone, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Wandless

Servant

Single

16

1865

Durham, England

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