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Household of John Thompson (born 1819, 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 1819 in Southwick, Durham, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Thompson, born in 1819 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1857 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Jane (born 1859 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Samuel (born 1861 in Sunderland, Durham, England). They had 1 grandchild; Jane, born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Dorothy J Brown, born in 1864 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Jane

Thompson

Wife
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Female

Jane

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Thompson

Son
Female

Jane

Thompson

Grand Daughter
Female

Dorothy J

Brown

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Southwick, 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

62

1819

Southwick, Durham, England

Jane

Thompson

Wife

Married

62

1819

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

24

1857

Sunderland, Durham, England

Jane

Thompson

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Sunderland, Durham, England

Samuel

Thompson

Son

Single

20

1861

Sunderland, Durham, England

Jane

Thompson

Grand Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

Dorothy J

Brown

Servant

Single

17

1864

Sunderland, Durham, England

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