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Household of Joseph Thompson (born 1842, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thompson, born in 1842 in Middleton, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth H Thompson, born in 1842 in Hartlepool, Durham, England. They had 6 children; J G (born 1868 in Sunderland, Durham, England), J (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Frederick (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Valentine (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Elizabeth E (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Arthur (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Visitor, William Hutchinson, born in 1845 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Thompson's household

Male

Joseph

Thompson

Head
Female

Elizabeth H

Thompson

Wife
Male

J G

Thompson

Son
Male

J

Thompson

Son
Male

Frederick

Thompson

Son
Male

Valentine

Thompson

Son
Female

Elizabeth E

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William

Hutchinson

Visitor
Female

Isabella

Hutchinson

Wife
Male

Arthur

Hutchinson

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Middleton, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thompson

Head

Married

39

1842

Middleton, Durham, England

Elizabeth H

Thompson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Hartlepool, Durham, England

J G

Thompson

Son

Single

13

1868

Sunderland, Durham, England

J

Thompson

Son

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

Frederick

Thompson

Son

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

Valentine

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth E

Thompson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

Hutchinson

Visitor

Married

36

1845

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Isabella

Hutchinson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Arthur

Hutchinson

Son

Single

9

1872

Sunderland, Durham, England

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