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Household of Robert Thompson (born 1850, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thompson, born in 1850 in Hartlepool, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Eliza Thompson, born in 1846 in Balne, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Edith (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Mabel (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Eleanor (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Margaret Jain (born 1860 in Durham, Durham, England) and Robert's Servant, Martha (born 1867 in Page Bank, Durham, England).


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Robert Thompson's household

Male

Robert

Thompson

Head
Female

Eliza

Thompson

Wife
Female

Edith

Thompson

Daughter
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Female

Mabel

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Margaret Jain

Brown

Servant
Female

Martha

Brown

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Hartlepool, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thompson

Head

Married

31

1850

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Eliza

Thompson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Balne, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Thompson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mabel

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Eleanor

Thompson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaret Jain

Brown

Servant

Single

21

1860

Durham, Durham, England

Martha

Brown

Servant

Single

14

1867

Page Bank, Durham, England

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