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Household of William S Thompson (born 1831, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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 S Thompson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William S Thompson, born in 1831 in Staindrop, Durham, consisted of 9 members. William S was the head of the household, married to Mary Thompson, born in 1842 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1865 in Middridge, Durham, England), William (born 1867 in Durham, England), Jane (born 1871 in St Helen Auckland, Durham, England), Mary (born 1875 in Durham, England), Joseph (born 1878 in West Auckland, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1863 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William S's Son In Law, George Daught, born in 1857 in Devon, England.


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William S Thompson's household

Male

William S

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary

Thompson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Thompson

Son
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Female

Jane

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Thompson

Son
Male

George

Daught

Son In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Daught

Daughter
First name(s) William S
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Staindrop, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William S

Thompson

Head

Married

50

1831

Staindrop, Durham, England

Mary

Thompson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Thomas

Thompson

Son

Single

16

1865

Middridge, Durham, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

14

1867

Durham, England

Jane

Thompson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

St Helen Auckland, Durham, England

Mary

Thompson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Durham, England

Joseph

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

West Auckland, Durham, England

George

Daught

Son In Law

Married

24

1857

Devon, England

Elizabeth

Daught

Daughter

Married

18

1863

Durham, England

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