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Household of William Thompson (born 1829, Northumberland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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 1829 in Elsdon, Northumberland, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thompson, born in 1842 in Bishop Middleham, Durham, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1863 in Langley, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1865 in Lumley, Durham, England), Isabella (born 1869 in Whitehouse, Durham, England), Mary (born 1871 in Holmside, Durham, England), William H (born 1873 in Durham, England), James (born 1877 in Lumley, Durham, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Lumley, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Charles (born 1864 in Durham, Durham, England) and William's Visitor, Margaret (born 1799 in Wallsend, Northumberland, England).
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William Thompson's household
William
Thompson
Head
Margaret
Thompson
Wife
John
Thompson
Son
Margaret
Thompson
Daughter
Isabella
Thompson
Daughter
Mary
Thompson
Daughter
William H
Thompson
Son
James
Thompson
Son
Thomas
Thompson
Son
Charles
Reynolds
Lodger
Margaret
Harrison
Visitor
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Thompson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Elsdon, Northumberland, England |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Thompson | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Elsdon, Northumberland, England | |
Margaret | Thompson | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Bishop Middleham, Durham, England | |
John | Thompson | Son | Single | 18 | 1863 | Langley, Durham, England | |
Margaret | Thompson | Daughter | Single | 16 | 1865 | Lumley, Durham, England | |
Isabella | Thompson | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Whitehouse, Durham, England | |
Mary | Thompson | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Holmside, Durham, England | |
William H | Thompson | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Durham, England | |
James | Thompson | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Lumley, Durham, England | |
Thomas | Thompson | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Lumley, Durham, England | |
Charles | Reynolds | Lodger | Single | 17 | 1864 | Durham, Durham, England | |
Margaret | Harrison | Visitor | Widow | 82 | 1799 | Wallsend, Northumberland, England |
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