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Household of John Thompson (born 1845, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1845 in Felling, Durham, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Dorothy S Thompson, born in 1853 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1876 in Felling, Durham, England), Bessie (born 1878 in Felling, Durham, England) and Grace (born 1880 in Felling, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Hannah Gatenby, born in 1861 in Felling, Durham, England.


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Dorothy S

Thompson

Wife
Female

Mary

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Grace

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Gatenby

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Felling, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

36

1845

Felling, Durham, England

Dorothy S

Thompson

Wife

Married

28

1853

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary

Thompson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Felling, Durham, England

Bessie

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Felling, Durham, England

Grace

Thompson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Felling, Durham, England

Hannah

Gatenby

Servant

Single

20

1861

Felling, Durham, England

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