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Household of John Thompson (born 1824, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1824 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thompson, born in 1834 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1858 in South Shields, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1861 in Murton, Durham, England), George (born 1863 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England), John (born 1865 in Murton, Durham, England) and William (born 1869 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England). They had 1 grandchild; John J, born 1881 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Richard H (born 1861 in North Shields, Northumberland, England) and John's Servant, Margaret (born 1865 in Seaton Burn, Northumberland, England).
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John Thompson's household
John
Thompson
Head
Margaret
Thompson
Wife
Thomas
Thompson
Son
Joseph
Thompson
Son
George
Thompson
Son
John
Thompson
Son
William
Thompson
Son
Richard H
Thirlway
Boarder
Margaret
Surtees
Servant
John J
Oswald
Grand Son
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Thompson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | Sunderland, Durham, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Thompson | Head | Married | 57 | 1824 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Margaret | Thompson | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Ireland | |
Thomas | Thompson | Son | Single | 23 | 1858 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Joseph | Thompson | Son | Single | 20 | 1861 | Murton, Durham, England | |
George | Thompson | Son | Single | 18 | 1863 | Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England | |
John | Thompson | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Murton, Durham, England | |
William | Thompson | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England | |
Richard H | Thirlway | Boarder | Single | 20 | 1861 | North Shields, Northumberland, England | |
Margaret | Surtees | Servant | Single | 16 | 1865 | Seaton Burn, Northumberland, England | |
John J | Oswald | Grand Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England |
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