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Household of John Thompson (born 1823, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1823 in West Auckland, Durham, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Thompson, born in 1824 in Sedgefield, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Thomas C (born 1856 in Durham, England), Alfred (born 1858 in Durham, England), Alice H (born 1859 in Ferry Hill, Durham, England) and Rose D (born 1867 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Sarah W Hughes, born in 1866 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary

Thompson

Wife
Male

Thomas C

Thompson

Son
Male

Alfred

Thompson

Son
Female

Alice H

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Rose D

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Sarah W

Hughes

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place West Auckland, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

58

1823

West Auckland, Durham, England

Mary

Thompson

Wife

Married

57

1824

Sedgefield, Durham, England

Thomas C

Thompson

Son

Single

25

1856

Durham, England

Alfred

Thompson

Son

Single

23

1858

Durham, England

Alice H

Thompson

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Ferry Hill, Durham, England

Rose D

Thompson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sarah W

Hughes

Servant

Single

15

1866

Sunderland, Durham, England

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