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Household of William Thompson (born 1842, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1842 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie Thompson, born in 1846 in Winlaton, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1864 in -), John (born 1866 in Thornhill Lees, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Durham, England), William (born 1873 in Durham, England), Joseph (born 1876 in -) and James (born 1881 in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Henry Rule, born in 1832 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Annie

Thompson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Male

Thomas

Thompson

Son
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Male

Joseph

Thompson

Son
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Male

Henry

Rule

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

39

1842

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Annie

Thompson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Winlaton, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

-

John

Thompson

Son

Single

15

1866

Thornhill Lees, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Thompson

Son

Single

11

1870

Durham, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

8

1873

Durham, England

Joseph

Thompson

Son

Single

5

1876

-

James

Thompson

Son

Single

0

1881

Mexborough, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Rule

Lodger

Widower

49

1832

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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