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Household of Robert Thompson (born 1830, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thompson, born in 1830 in Durham, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary A Thompson, born in 1839 in Newburn, Northumberland, England. They had 7 children; Robert (born 1861 in Gateshead, Durham, England), John R (born 1862 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Annie M (born 1869 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Ada J (born 1875 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Thomas H (born 1879 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Frederick W (born 1881 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Margaret Watt, born in 1865 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.


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Robert Thompson's household

Male

Robert

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary A

Thompson

Wife
Male

Robert

Thompson

Son
Male

John R

Thompson

Son
Female

Annie M

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Ada J

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Thomas H

Thompson

Son
Male

Frederick W

Thompson

Son
Female

Margaret

Watt

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thompson

Head

Married

51

1830

Durham, England

Mary A

Thompson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Newburn, Northumberland, England

Robert

Thompson

Son

Married

20

1861

Gateshead, Durham, England

John R

Thompson

Son

Single

19

1862

Gateshead, Durham, England

Annie M

Thompson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Gateshead, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Gateshead, Durham, England

Ada J

Thompson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Gateshead, Durham, England

Thomas H

Thompson

Son

Single

2

1879

Gateshead, Durham, England

Frederick W

Thompson

Son

Single

0

1881

Gateshead, Durham, England

Margaret

Watt

Servant

Single

16

1865

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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