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Household of Joseph Thompson (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thompson, born in 1847 in Redcar, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret W Thompson, born in 1851 in Brandon, Durham, England. They had 1 child; Joseph W, born 1880 in West Auckland, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Helen Galligan, born in 1866 in Durham, England.


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Joseph Thompson's household

Male

Joseph

Thompson

Head
Female

Margaret W

Thompson

Wife
Male

Joseph W

Thompson

Son
Female

Helen

Galligan

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Redcar, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thompson

Head

Married

34

1847

Redcar, Yorkshire, England

Margaret W

Thompson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Brandon, Durham, England

Joseph W

Thompson

Son

Single

1

1880

West Auckland, Durham, England

Helen

Galligan

Servant

Single

15

1866

Durham, England

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