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Household of William R Thompson (born 1856, Northumberland)

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.

William R Thompson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William R Thompson, born in 1856 in Earsdon, Northumberland, consisted of 5 members. William R was the head of the household, married to Mary J Thompson, born in 1856 in Durham, England. They had 2 children; William E (born 1879 in Durham, England) and Thomas E (born 1880 in Tunstall, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William R's Servant, Ellen Yates, born in 1865 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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William R Thompson's household

Male

William R

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary J

Thompson

Wife
Male

William E

Thompson

Son
Male

Thomas E

Thompson

Son
Female

Ellen

Yates

Servant
First name(s) William R
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Earsdon, Northumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William R

Thompson

Head

Married

25

1856

Earsdon, Northumberland, England

Mary J

Thompson

Wife

Married

25

1856

Durham, England

William E

Thompson

Son

Single

2

1879

Durham, England

Thomas E

Thompson

Son

Single

1

1880

Tunstall, Durham, England

Ellen

Yates

Servant

Single

16

1865

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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