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Household of Joseph Thompson (born 1839, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Joseph Thompson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thompson, born in 1839 in Newbottle, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary A J Thompson, born in 1845 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Arthur T (born 1872 in Seaham, Durham, England), Reginald J L (born 1874 in Wath, Yorkshire, England), Margaret M (born 1878 in Wath, Yorkshire, England) and Maude C J (born 1880 in Wath, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Sister, Ann S (born 1825 in Durham, England), Joseph's Nephew, Jim M (born 1866 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Joseph's Servant, Mary E (born 1863 in Gedney, Lincolnshire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Harriet A (born 1862 in Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Thompson's household

Male

Joseph

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary A J

Thompson

Wife
Male

Arthur T

Thompson

Son
Male

Reginald J L

Thompson

Son
Female

Margaret M

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Maude C J

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Ann S

Thompson

Sister
Male

Jim M

Kelsey

Nephew
Female

Mary E

Barlow

Servant
Female

Harriet A

Elridge

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Newbottle, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thompson

Head

Married

42

1839

Newbottle, Durham, England

Mary A J

Thompson

Wife

Married

36

1845

City of London, Middlesex, England

Arthur T

Thompson

Son

Single

9

1872

Seaham, Durham, England

Reginald J L

Thompson

Son

Single

7

1874

Wath, Yorkshire, England

Margaret M

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wath, Yorkshire, England

Maude C J

Thompson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wath, Yorkshire, England

Ann S

Thompson

Sister

Single

56

1825

Durham, England

Jim M

Kelsey

Nephew

Single

15

1866

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary E

Barlow

Servant

Single

18

1863

Gedney, Lincolnshire, England

Harriet A

Elridge

Servant

Single

19

1862

Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England

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