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Household of John Thompson (born 1840, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1840 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Thompson, born in 1841 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 7 children; Ellen (born 1863 in Sittingbourne, Kent, England), John (born 1865 in Sittingbourne, Kent, England), Isabella (born 1867 in Chatham, Kent, England), George Murray (born 1869 in Sunderland, Durham, England), James Morris (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Moses Murray (born 1875 in Rochester, Kent, England) and Haswell (born 1880 in Rochester, Kent, England).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Ellen

Thompson

Wife
Female

Ellen

Thompson

Daughter
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Female

Isabella

Thompson

Daughter
Male

George Murray

Thompson

Son
Male

James Morris

Thompson

Son
Male

Moses Murray

Thompson

Son
Male

Haswell

Thompson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

41

1840

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ellen

Thompson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ellen

Thompson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Sittingbourne, Kent, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

16

1865

Sittingbourne, Kent, England

Isabella

Thompson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Chatham, Kent, England

George Murray

Thompson

Son

Single

12

1869

Sunderland, Durham, England

James Morris

Thompson

Son

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

Moses Murray

Thompson

Son

Single

6

1875

Rochester, Kent, England

Haswell

Thompson

Son

Single

1

1880

Rochester, Kent, England

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