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Household of William Thompson (born 1835, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1835 in Lanchester, Durham, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Thompson, born in 1836 in Haswell, Durham, England. They had 6 children; George (born 1860 in Haswell, Durham, England), Mary F (born 1862 in Haswell, Durham, England), Stephen (born 1864 in Haswell, Durham, England), John (born 1868 in Durham, England), Lucy (born 1876 in Wingate, Durham, England) and William (born 1878 in Herrington, Durham, England).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Jane

Thompson

Wife
Male

George

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary F

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Stephen

Thompson

Son
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Female

Lucy

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William

Thompson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Lanchester, 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

46

1835

Lanchester, Durham, England

Jane

Thompson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Haswell, Durham, England

George

Thompson

Son

Single

21

1860

Haswell, Durham, England

Mary F

Thompson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Haswell, Durham, England

Stephen

Thompson

Son

Single

17

1864

Haswell, Durham, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

13

1868

Durham, England

Lucy

Thompson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wingate, Durham, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

3

1878

Herrington, Durham, England

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