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Household of Robert Thompson (born 1843, Durham)

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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thompson, born in 1843 in Barnard Castle, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Thompson, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1870 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England), Robert (born 1872 in Hunwick, Durham, England) and George (born 1880 in Hunwick, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Mary Jane Chivers, born in 1868 in Willington, Durham, England.


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Robert Thompson's household

Male

Robert

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary

Thompson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thompson

Son
Male

George

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Chivers

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thompson

Head

Married

38

1843

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Mary

Thompson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Robert

Thompson

Son

Single

9

1872

Hunwick, Durham, England

George

Thompson

Son

Single

1

1880

Hunwick, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Chivers

Servant

Single

13

1868

Willington, Durham, England

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