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Household of William Thompson (born 1822, Durham)

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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1822 in Gateshead, Durham, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susan Thompson, born in 1831 in Mildenhall, Suffolk, England. They had 1 child; John, born 1875 in Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, James (born 1862 in Pelton Fell, Durham, England), William's Son In Law, Henry (born 1870 in Pelton Fell, Durham, England), William's Son In Law, Thomas (born 1858 in Durham, England) and William's Boarder, Ellen (born 1862 in Walker, Northumberland, England).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Susan

Thompson

Wife
Male

James

Owers

Son In Law
Male

Henry

Owers

Son In Law
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Male

Thomas

Owers

Son In Law
Female

Ellen

Owers

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Gateshead, 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

59

1822

Gateshead, Durham, England

Susan

Thompson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Mildenhall, Suffolk, England

James

Owers

Son In Law

Single

19

1862

Pelton Fell, Durham, England

Henry

Owers

Son In Law

Single

11

1870

Pelton Fell, Durham, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

6

1875

Durham, England

Thomas

Owers

Son In Law

Married

23

1858

Durham, England

Ellen

Owers

Boarder

Married

19

1862

Walker, Northumberland, England

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