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Household of Joseph Thompson (born 1842, Lancashire)

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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thompson, born in 1842 in Barnsley, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Thompson, born in 1846 in Monkwearmouth, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Henry Hudson (born 1863 in Mickley, Northumberland, England), Samuel (born 1870 in Durham, England), John Thos (born 1874 in Denton Burn, Northumberland, England) and Emma Jane (born 1879 in Denton Burn, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, William Thos Henderson, born in 1863 in Burnopfield, Durham, England.


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Joseph Thompson's household

Male

Joseph

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Thompson

Wife
Male

Henry Hudson

Thompson

Son
Male

Samuel

Thompson

Son
Male

John Thos

Thompson

Son
Female

Emma Jane

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William Thos

Henderson

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Barnsley, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thompson

Head

Married

39

1842

Barnsley, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Thompson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Monkwearmouth, Durham, England

Henry Hudson

Thompson

Son

Single

18

1863

Mickley, Northumberland, England

Samuel

Thompson

Son

Single

11

1870

Durham, England

John Thos

Thompson

Son

Single

7

1874

Denton Burn, Northumberland, England

Emma Jane

Thompson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Denton Burn, Northumberland, England

William Thos

Henderson

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Burnopfield, Durham, England

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