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Household of Ralph Thompson (born 1820, 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.

Ralph Thompson and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ralph Thompson, born in 1820 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 3 members. Ralph was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Dorothy, born 1858 in Sunderland, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Ralph's Adopted Son, Robert Steele Softly, born in 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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Ralph Thompson's household

Male

Ralph

Thompson

Head
Female

Dorothy

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Robert Steele

Softly

Adopted Son
First name(s) Ralph
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ralph

Thompson

Head

Widower

61

1820

Sunderland, Durham, England

Dorothy

Thompson

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Sunderland, Durham, England

Robert Steele

Softly

Adopted Son

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

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