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Household of Joseph Thompson (born 1844, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, 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.

Joseph Thompson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thompson, born in 1844 in Norton, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thompson, born in 1848 in Durham, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1870 in Darlington, Durham, England), Joseph T (born 1872 in Darlington, Durham, England), Martha H (born 1874 in Darlington, Durham, England), Robert W (born 1876 in Darlington, Durham, England), Isaac (born 1877 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Sarah A (born 1880 in Darlington, Durham, England).


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Joseph Thompson's household

Male

Joseph

Thompson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Joseph T

Thompson

Son
Female

Martha H

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Robert W

Thompson

Son
Male

Isaac

Thompson

Son
Female

Sarah A

Thompson

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Norton, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thompson

Head

Married

37

1844

Norton, Durham, England

Margaret

Thompson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Durham, Durham, England

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Darlington, Durham, England

Joseph T

Thompson

Son

Single

9

1872

Darlington, Durham, England

Martha H

Thompson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Darlington, Durham, England

Robert W

Thompson

Son

Single

5

1876

Darlington, Durham, England

Isaac

Thompson

Son

Single

4

1877

Darlington, Durham, England

Sarah A

Thompson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Darlington, Durham, England

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