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Household of Matthew Thompson (born 1826, 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 1826 in Bill Quay, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Catherine Thompson, born in 1833 in Scotland. They had 4 children; David (born 1863 in Scotland), George G (born 1867 in Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1871 in Scotland) and Alfred (born 1874 in Scotland).


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Matthew Thompson's household

Male

Matthew

Thompson

Head
Female

Catherine

Thompson

Wife
Male

David

Thompson

Son
Male

George G

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Thompson

Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Bill Quay, 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

55

1826

Bill Quay, Durham, England

Catherine

Thompson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Scotland

David

Thompson

Son

Single

18

1863

Scotland

George G

Thompson

Son

Single

14

1867

Scotland

Mary Ann

Thompson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Scotland

Alfred

Thompson

Son

Single

7

1874

Scotland

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