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Household of William Thompson (born 1821, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stepney, London,Middlesex, 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 Thompson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1821 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Amelia Thompson, born in 1823 in Chatham, Kent, England. They had 2 children; Hannah (born 1861 in Chatham, Kent, England) and George R (born 1865 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Friend, Elizabeth (born 1841 in Borough, Surrey, England), William's Friend, Percy (born 1874 in Homerton, Middlesex, England), William's Boarder, Richard (born 1833 in Carmarthenshire, Wales) and William's Lodger, Emma (born 1826 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Amelia

Thompson

Wife
Female

Hannah

Thompson

Daughter
Male

George R

Thompson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Graham

Friend
Male

Percy

Graham

Friend
Male

Richard

Waigh

Boarder
Female

Emma

Tyler

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

60

1821

Sunderland, Durham, England

Amelia

Thompson

Wife

Married

58

1823

Chatham, Kent, England

Hannah

Thompson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Chatham, Kent, England

George R

Thompson

Son

Single

16

1865

Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Graham

Friend

Single

40

1841

Borough, Surrey, England

Percy

Graham

Friend

Single

7

1874

Homerton, Middlesex, England

Richard

Waigh

Boarder

Single

48

1833

Carmarthenshire, Wales

Emma

Tyler

Lodger

Married

55

1826

Hackney, Middlesex, England

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