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Household of Robert Thompson (born 1831, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, 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 1831 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Christiland Thompson, born in 1843 in Durham, Durham, England. They had 6 children; William H (born 1861 in Durham, Durham, England), Mary J (born 1868 in Durham, Durham, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Washington, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1873 in Washington, Durham, England), Frederick (born 1876 in Spennymoor, Durham, England) and Kate (born 1879 in Spennymoor, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, Michael Gibson, born in 1857 in Consett, Durham, England.


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Robert Thompson's household

Male

Robert

Thompson

Head
Female

Christiland

Thompson

Wife
Male

William H

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary J

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Thompson

Son
Female

Kate

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Michael

Gibson

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thompson

Head

Married

50

1831

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Christiland

Thompson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Durham, Durham, England

William H

Thompson

Son

Single

20

1861

Durham, Durham, England

Mary J

Thompson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Durham, Durham, England

Sarah

Thompson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Washington, Durham, England

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Washington, Durham, England

Frederick

Thompson

Son

Single

5

1876

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Kate

Thompson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Michael

Gibson

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Consett, Durham, England

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