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Household of Joseph Thompson (born 1820, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thompson, born in 1820 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary J Thompson, born in 1832 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Benjamin (born 1859 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Jane H (born 1871 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Son In Law, Charles (born 1859 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Joseph's Wife Daughter, Mary J (born 1860 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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Joseph Thompson's household

Male

Joseph

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary J

Thompson

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Thompson

Son
Male

Charles

Burn

Son In Law
Female

Mary J

Burn

Wife Daughter
Female

Jane H

Thompson

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thompson

Head

Married

61

1820

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary J

Thompson

Wife

Married

49

1832

South Shields, Durham, England

Benjamin

Thompson

Son

Single

22

1859

South Shields, Durham, England

Charles

Burn

Son In Law

Married

22

1859

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary J

Burn

Wife Daughter

Married

21

1860

South Shields, Durham, England

Jane H

Thompson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

South Shields, Durham, England

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