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Household of John Thompson (born 1822, 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 1822 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thompson, born in 1823 in Southwick, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Sarah (born 1854 in Consett, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1859 in Southwick, Durham, England) and Margaret (born 1863 in Southwick, Durham, England). They had 1 grandchild; John W, born 1881 in Castletown, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter In Law, Mary (born 1861 in Wareham, Dorset, England) and John's Lodger, David (born 1862 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Wife
Female

Sarah

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary

Thompson

Daughter In Law
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter
Male

John W

Thompson

Grand Son
Male

David

Thompson

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
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

59

1822

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaret

Thompson

Wife

Married

58

1823

Southwick, Durham, England

Sarah

Thompson

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Consett, Durham, England

Joseph

Thompson

Son

Single

22

1859

Southwick, Durham, England

Mary

Thompson

Daughter In Law

Married

20

1861

Wareham, Dorset, England

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Southwick, Durham, England

John W

Thompson

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Castletown, Durham, England

David

Thompson

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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