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Household of Robert Thompson (born 1835, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thompson, born in 1835 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 11 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jane Thompson, born in 1847 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 1 child; Robert, born 1866 in Sunderland, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, John (born 1851 in Ireland), Robert's Boarder, Patrick (born 1839 in Ireland), Robert's Boarder, William (born 1856 in Ireland), Robert's Boarder, Thomas (born 1860 in Ireland), Robert's Boarder, James (born 1829 in Ireland), Robert's Boarder, John (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Robert's Boarder, Thomas (born 1815 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Robert's Servant, Catherine (born 1864 in Shields, Durham, England).


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Robert Thompson's household

Male

Robert

Thompson

Head
Female

Jane

Thompson

Wife
Male

John

King

Boarder
Male

Patrick

Burns

Boarder
Male

William

Leanord

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Ryans

Boarder
Male

James

Johanatan

Boarder
Male

John

Crompton

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Tindle

Boarder
Male

Robert

Thompson

Son
Female

Catherine

Matthews

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thompson

Head

Married

46

1835

Sunderland, Durham, England

Jane

Thompson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

King

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Ireland

Patrick

Burns

Boarder

Married

42

1839

Ireland

William

Leanord

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Ireland

Thomas

Ryans

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Ireland

James

Johanatan

Boarder

Single

52

1829

Ireland

John

Crompton

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Tindle

Boarder

Widower

66

1815

Sunderland, Durham, England

Robert

Thompson

Son

Single

15

1866

Sunderland, Durham, England

Catherine

Matthews

Servant

Single

17

1864

Shields, Durham, England

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