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Household of William Thompson (born 1829, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1829 in Durham, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Thompson, born in 1828 in Stanhope, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Wanless (born 1857 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England), William (born 1863 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England) and Annie (born 1865 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, William Westgarth, born in 1876 in Greencroft, Durham, England.


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Thompson

Wife
Male

Wanless

Thompson

Son
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Female

Annie

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William

Westgarth

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

52

1829

Durham, England

Elizabeth A

Thompson

Wife

Married

53

1828

Stanhope, Durham, England

Wanless

Thompson

Son

Single

24

1857

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

18

1863

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Annie

Thompson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

William

Westgarth

Visitor

Single

5

1876

Greencroft, Durham, England

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