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Household of Robert Thompson (born 1844, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, 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 1844 in Lanchester, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Catherine Thompson, born in 1841 in Edmundbyers, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Mary Jane (born 1869 in Tanfield, Durham, England), John W (born 1871 in Tanfield, Durham, England), Eliza (born 1875 in Tanfield, Durham, England) and Thomas H (born 1878 in Tanfield, Durham, England).


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Robert Thompson's household

Male

Robert

Thompson

Head
Female

Catherine

Thompson

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Thompson

Daughter
Male

John W

Thompson

Son
Female

Eliza

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Thomas H

Thompson

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Lanchester, 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

37

1844

Lanchester, Durham, England

Catherine

Thompson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Edmundbyers, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Thompson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Tanfield, Durham, England

John W

Thompson

Son

Single

10

1871

Tanfield, Durham, England

Eliza

Thompson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Tanfield, Durham, England

Thomas H

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

Tanfield, Durham, England

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