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Household of Nicholas Thompson (born 1840, Durham)

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.

Nicholas Thompson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholas Thompson, born in 1840 in Newbottle, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Nicholas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Thompson, born in 1839 in Barnard Castle, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Alice (born 1862 in Durham, England), Mary A (born 1865 in Durham, England), John (born 1867 in Durham, England), Sarah A (born 1870 in Carrville, Durham, England) and Nicholas (born 1881 in Belmont, Durham, England).


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Nicholas Thompson's household

Male

Nicholas

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary A

Thompson

Wife
Female

Alice

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Thompson

Daughter
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Female

Sarah A

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Nicholas

Thompson

Son
First name(s) Nicholas
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Newbottle, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicholas

Thompson

Head

Married

41

1840

Newbottle, Durham, England

Mary A

Thompson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Alice

Thompson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Durham, England

Mary A

Thompson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Durham, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

14

1867

Durham, England

Sarah A

Thompson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Carrville, Durham, England

Nicholas

Thompson

Son

Single

0

1881

Belmont, Durham, England

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