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Household of Matthew Thompson (born 1847, Galway)

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.

Matthew Thompson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Thompson, born in 1847 in Galway, Galway, consisted of 4 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Ellen Thompson, born in 1841 in Down, Ireland. They had 1 child; Mark, born 1881 in Shotley Bridge, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Lodger, William Atkinson, born in 1840 in Lanchester, Durham, England.


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Matthew Thompson's household

Male

Matthew

Thompson

Head
Female

Ellen

Thompson

Wife
Male

Mark

Thompson

Son
Male

William

Atkinson

Lodger
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Galway, Galway, Ireland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Thompson

Head

Married

34

1847

Galway, Galway, Ireland

Ellen

Thompson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Down, Ireland

Mark

Thompson

Son

Single

0

1881

Shotley Bridge, Durham, England

William

Atkinson

Lodger

Single

41

1840

Lanchester, Durham, England

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