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Household of John Thompson (born 1821, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1821 in Scorton, Yorkshire, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Thompson, born in 1833 in Merrington, Durham, England. They had 9 children; John (born 1861 in Coxhoe, Durham, England), William (born 1863 in Coxhoe, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1868 in Tow Law, Durham, England), George (born 1872 in Tow Law, Durham, England), Sarah (born 1865 in Tow Law, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Tow Law, Durham, England), Mary (born 1870 in Tow Law, Durham, England), Emma (born 1874 in Woolley, Durham, England) and Jane (born 1858 in Tow Law, Durham, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Ann (born 1875 in Wooler, Durham, England) and Elizabeth J (born 1878 in Tow Law, Durham, England).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Jane

Thompson

Wife
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Male

Thomas

Thompson

Son
Male

George

Thompson

Son
Female

Sarah

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Thompson

Grand Daughter
Female

Elizabeth J

Thompson

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Scorton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

60

1821

Scorton, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Thompson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Merrington, Durham, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

20

1861

Coxhoe, Durham, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

18

1863

Coxhoe, Durham, England

Thomas

Thompson

Son

Single

13

1868

Tow Law, Durham, England

George

Thompson

Son

Single

9

1872

Tow Law, Durham, England

Sarah

Thompson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Tow Law, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Tow Law, Durham, England

Mary

Thompson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Tow Law, Durham, England

Emma

Thompson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Woolley, Durham, England

Jane

Thompson

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Tow Law, Durham, England

Ann

Thompson

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Wooler, Durham, England

Elizabeth J

Thompson

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Tow Law, Durham, England

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