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Household of Thomas Thompson (born 1836, 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.

Thomas Thompson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Thompson, born in 1836 in Durham, Durham, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Thompson, born in 1841 in Durham, England. They had 7 children; Lavinia (born 1864 in Ryhope, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1867 in Ryhope, Durham, England), Sarah J (born 1871 in Ryhope, Durham, England), John (born 1873 in Ryhope, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Langley Park, Durham, England), James (born 1879 in Whitburn Colliery, Durham, England) and William (born 1881 in Whitburn Colliery, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, Thomas (born 1851 in Howden, Northumberland, England) and Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1836 in Louth, Ireland).


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Thomas Thompson's household

Male

Thomas

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary A

Thompson

Wife
Female

Lavinia

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Thompson

Son
Female

Sarah J

Thompson

Daughter
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Male

Thomas

Wigham

Lodger
Male

John

Collings

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Durham, Durham, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thompson

Head

Married

45

1836

Durham, Durham, England

Mary A

Thompson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Durham, England

Lavinia

Thompson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Ryhope, Durham, England

Thomas

Thompson

Son

Single

14

1867

Ryhope, Durham, England

Sarah J

Thompson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ryhope, Durham, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

8

1873

Ryhope, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Langley Park, Durham, England

James

Thompson

Son

Single

2

1879

Whitburn Colliery, Durham, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

0

1881

Whitburn Colliery, Durham, England

Thomas

Wigham

Lodger

Widower

30

1851

Howden, Northumberland, England

John

Collings

Lodger

Single

45

1836

Louth, Ireland

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