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Household of Matthew Thomson (born 1854, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, 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 Thomson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Thomson, born in 1854 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 5 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Maria Thomson, born in 1855 in Bishop Middleham, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Maria (born 1874 in Shincliffe, Durham, England), Martha (born 1875 in Shincliffe, Durham, England) and William (born 1877 in Croxdale, Durham, England).


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Matthew Thomson's household

Male

Matthew

Thomson

Head
Female

Maria

Thomson

Wife
Female

Maria

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Martha

Thomson

Daughter
Male

William

Thomson

Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Thomson

Head

Married

27

1854

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Maria

Thomson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Bishop Middleham, Durham, England

Maria

Thomson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Shincliffe, Durham, England

Martha

Thomson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Shincliffe, Durham, England

William

Thomson

Son

Single

4

1877

Croxdale, Durham, England

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