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Household of William Thompson (born 1850, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1850 in Stranton, Durham, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane E Thompson, born in 1853 in Cumberland, England. They had 2 children; Maria E (born 1877 in Stranton, Durham, England) and William D (born 1879 in Stranton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Hannah (born 1859 in Wells, Norfolk, England), William's Servant, Annie (born 1863 in Hartlepool, Durham, England) and William's Visitor, Louisa O (born 1842 in Hart, Durham, England).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Jane E

Thompson

Wife
Female

Maria E

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William D

Thompson

Son
Female

Hannah

Cartman

Servant
Female

Annie

Burdis

Servant
Female

Louisa O

Stephenson

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Stranton, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

31

1850

Stranton, Durham, England

Jane E

Thompson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Cumberland, England

Maria E

Thompson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stranton, Durham, England

William D

Thompson

Son

Single

2

1879

Stranton, Durham, England

Hannah

Cartman

Servant

Single

22

1859

Wells, Norfolk, England

Annie

Burdis

Servant

Single

18

1863

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Louisa O

Stephenson

Visitor

Single

39

1842

Hart, Durham, England

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