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Household of Robert Thompson (born 1823, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thompson, born in 1823 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 5 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thompson, born in 1824 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Alexander (born 1858 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Ewen (born 1860 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Mother In Law, Boswell Shields, born in 1789 in Burntisland, Scotland.
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Robert Thompson's household
Robert
Thompson
Head
Margaret
Thompson
Wife
Alexander
Thompson
Son
Ewen
Thompson
Son
Boswell
Shields
Mother In Law
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Thompson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 58 |
| Birth year | 1823 |
| Birth place | South Shields, Durham, England |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Thompson | Head | Married | 58 | 1823 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Margaret | Thompson | Wife | Married | 57 | 1824 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Alexander | Thompson | Son | Single | 23 | 1858 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Ewen | Thompson | Son | Single | 21 | 1860 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Boswell | Shields | Mother In Law | Widow | 92 | 1789 | Burntisland, Scotland |
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