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Household of Matthew Thompson (born 1849, 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.
Matthew Thompson and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Thompson, born in 1849 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Jane Thompson, born in 1852 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Charles John Withers (born 1875 in South Shields, Durham, England), Samuel Parker (born 1876 in South Shields, Durham, England), Elizabeth Jane (born 1878 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Matthew (born 1881 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Mother In Law, Mary Withers, born in 1816 in Middlezoy, Somerset, England.
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Matthew Thompson's household
Matthew
Thompson
Head
Elizabeth Jane
Thompson
Wife
Charles John Withers
Thompson
Son
Samuel Parker
Thompson
Son
Elizabeth Jane
Thompson
Daughter
Matthew
Thompson
Son
Mary
Withers
Mother In Law
| First name(s) | Matthew |
| Last name | Thompson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 32 |
| Birth year | 1849 |
| Birth place | South Shields, Durham, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew | Thompson | Head | Married | 32 | 1849 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth Jane | Thompson | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Bridgwater, Somerset, England | |
Charles John Withers | Thompson | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Samuel Parker | Thompson | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth Jane | Thompson | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Matthew | Thompson | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Mary | Withers | Mother In Law | Widow | 65 | 1816 | Middlezoy, Somerset, England |
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