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Household of Joseph Thompson (born 1844, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, 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 Benwell, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary A Thompson, born in 1850 in Tanfield, Durham, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1872 in Tanfield, Durham, England), Mary A (born 1874 in Tanfield, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Lamesley, Durham, England), John (born 1877 in Tanfield, Durham, England), Hannah (born 1878 in Tanfield, Durham, England) and Robert (born 1879 in Tanfield, Durham, England).


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Joseph Thompson's household

Male

Joseph

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary A

Thompson

Wife
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary A

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Thompson

Son
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Female

Hannah

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thompson

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Benwell, Northumberland, 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

Benwell, Northumberland, England

Mary A

Thompson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Tanfield, Durham, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

9

1872

Tanfield, Durham, England

Mary A

Thompson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Tanfield, Durham, England

Thomas

Thompson

Son

Single

6

1875

Lamesley, Durham, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

4

1877

Tanfield, Durham, England

Hannah

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Tanfield, Durham, England

Robert

Thompson

Son

Single

2

1879

Tanfield, Durham, England

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