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Household of John Thompson (born 1827, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1827 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thompson, born in 1831 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1856 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Alexander (born 1861 in Sunderland, Durham, England), James (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Ralph (born 1871 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Margaret Jane (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1869 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Male

Alexander

Thompson

Son
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Male

Ralph

Thompson

Son
Female

Margaret Jane

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

54

1827

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

25

1856

Sunderland, Durham, England

Alexander

Thompson

Son

Single

20

1861

Sunderland, Durham, England

James

Thompson

Son

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ralph

Thompson

Son

Single

10

1871

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaret Jane

Thompson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sunderland, Durham, England

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