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Household of Richard Thompson (born 1838, 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.

Richard Thompson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Thompson, born in 1838 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Barbara Thompson, born in 1841 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1865 in South Shields, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1866 in South Shields, Durham, England), Barbara (born 1868 in South Shields, Durham, England), Agnes (born 1870 in South Shields, Durham, England), Richard (born 1874 in South Shields, Durham, England), Catherine (born 1877 in South Shields, Durham, England) and John Wm (born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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Richard Thompson's household

Male

Richard

Thompson

Head
Female

Barbara

Thompson

Wife
Female

Mary

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Richard

Thompson

Son
Female

Catherine

Thompson

Daughter
Male

John Wm

Thompson

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Thompson

Head

Married

43

1838

South Shields, Durham, England

Barbara

Thompson

Wife

Married

40

1841

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary

Thompson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

South Shields, Durham, England

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

South Shields, Durham, England

Barbara

Thompson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

South Shields, Durham, England

Agnes

Thompson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

South Shields, Durham, England

Richard

Thompson

Son

Single

7

1874

South Shields, Durham, England

Catherine

Thompson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

South Shields, Durham, England

John Wm

Thompson

Son

Single

2

1879

South Shields, Durham, England

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