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Household of William Thompson (born 1831, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockton, 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 Thompson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1831 in West Auckland, Durham, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Thompson, born in 1842 in Washington, Durham, England. They had 7 children; Frank (born 1864 in West Auckland, Durham, England), Charlie (born 1867 in Longnewton, Durham, England), William F (born 1872 in Long Newnton, Durham, England), Emily A (born 1873 in Long Newnton, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1874 in Long Newnton, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Long Newnton, Durham, England) and John Henry (born 1881 in Long Newnton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Isabella (born 1858 in Stranton, Durham, England) and William's Servant, Mary A (born 1865 in Darlington, Durham, England).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Jane

Thompson

Wife
Male

Frank

Thompson

Son
Male

Charlie

Thompson

Son
Male

William F

Thompson

Son
Female

Emily A

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Male

John Henry

Thompson

Son
Female

Isabella

Hird

Servant
Female

Mary A

Hallett

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place West Auckland, Durham, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

50

1831

West Auckland, Durham, England

Jane

Thompson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Washington, Durham, England

Frank

Thompson

Son

Single

17

1864

West Auckland, Durham, England

Charlie

Thompson

Son

Single

14

1867

Longnewton, Durham, England

William F

Thompson

Son

Single

9

1872

Long Newnton, Durham, England

Emily A

Thompson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Long Newnton, Durham, England

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Long Newnton, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Long Newnton, Durham, England

John Henry

Thompson

Son

Single

0

1881

Long Newnton, Durham, England

Isabella

Hird

Servant

Single

23

1858

Stranton, Durham, England

Mary A

Hallett

Servant

Single

16

1865

Darlington, Durham, England

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