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Household of Joseph Thompson (born 1844, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thompson, born in 1844 in Newbottle, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Isabella Thompson, born in 1844 in Feetham, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1873 in Newbottle, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Newbottle, Durham, England), Isabella (born 1878 in Newbottle, Durham, England) and Frances (born 1880 in Newbottle, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Step Son, John (born 1865 in Darlington, Durham, England), Joseph's Step Son, Edward (born 1867 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Joseph's Step Son, Richard (born 1869 in Newbottle, Durham, England).


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Joseph Thompson's household

Male

Joseph

Thompson

Head
Female

Isabella

Thompson

Wife
Male

John

Fitzgerald

Step Son
Male

Edward

Fitzgerald

Step Son
Male

Richard

Fitzgerald

Step Son
Male

Joseph

Thompson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Frances

Thompson

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

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thompson

Head

Married

37

1844

Newbottle, Durham, England

Isabella

Thompson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Feetham, Yorkshire, England

John

Fitzgerald

Step Son

Single

16

1865

Darlington, Durham, England

Edward

Fitzgerald

Step Son

Single

14

1867

Darlington, Durham, England

Richard

Fitzgerald

Step Son

Single

12

1869

Newbottle, Durham, England

Joseph

Thompson

Son

Single

8

1873

Newbottle, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Newbottle, Durham, England

Isabella

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Newbottle, Durham, England

Frances

Thompson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Newbottle, Durham, England

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