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Household of Robert Thompson (born 1824, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, 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.

Robert Thompson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thompson, born in 1824 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Essex Thompson, born in 1834 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Essex Frances (born 1865 in Northumberland, England), Arthur Robt (born 1866 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Alice Eleanor (born 1870 in Walworth, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Goveness, Mary (born 1839 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Robert's Servant, Sarah (born 1858 in Durham, England), Robert's Servant, Catherine (born 1862 in Amble, Northumberland, England) and Robert's Servant, Sarah Brewis (born 1862 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England).


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Robert Thompson's household

Male

Robert

Thompson

Head
Female

Essex

Thompson

Wife
Female

Essex Frances

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Arthur Robt

Thompson

Son
Female

Alice Eleanor

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Bolland

Goveness
Female

Sarah

Suddick

Servant
Female

Catherine

Murras

Servant
Female

Sarah Brewis

Robinson

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Stockton on Tees, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thompson

Head

Married

57

1824

Stockton on Tees, Durham, England

Essex

Thompson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Stockton on Tees, Durham, England

Essex Frances

Thompson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Northumberland, England

Arthur Robt

Thompson

Son

Single

15

1866

Darlington, Durham, England

Alice Eleanor

Thompson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Walworth, Durham, England

Mary

Bolland

Goveness

Single

42

1839

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Suddick

Servant

Single

23

1858

Durham, England

Catherine

Murras

Servant

Single

19

1862

Amble, Northumberland, England

Sarah Brewis

Robinson

Servant

Single

19

1862

Alnwick, Northumberland, England

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