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Household of Richard Thompson (born 1837, 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.

Richard Thompson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Thompson, born in 1837 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thompson, born in 1841 in North Shields, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; Isabella (born 1857 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1866 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Richard (born 1869 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Jane (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Joseph (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Richard Thompson's household

Male

Richard

Thompson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Richard

Thompson

Son
Female

Jane

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Thompson

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
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

Richard

Thompson

Head

Married

44

1837

South Shields, Durham, England

Margaret

Thompson

Wife

Married

40

1841

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Isabella

Thompson

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Sunderland, Durham, England

Richard

Thompson

Son

Single

12

1869

Sunderland, Durham, England

Jane

Thompson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sunderland, Durham, England

Joseph

Thompson

Son

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

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