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Household of Matthew Thompson (born 1854, 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.

Matthew Thompson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Thompson, born in 1854 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Jane Thompson, born in 1854 in Longtown, Cumberland, England. They had 3 children; John G Irving (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Ethel (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Edith Jane (born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Visitor, David Irving, born in 1864 in Longtown.


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Matthew Thompson's household

Male

Matthew

Thompson

Head
Female

Jane

Thompson

Wife
Male

John G Irving

Thompson

Son
Female

Ethel

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Edith Jane

Thompson

Daughter
Male

David

Irving

Visitor
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Thompson

Head

Married

27

1854

Sunderland, Durham, England

Jane

Thompson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Longtown, Cumberland, England

John G Irving

Thompson

Son

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ethel

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Edith Jane

Thompson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

David

Irving

Visitor

Single

17

1864

Longtown

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