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Household of William Thompson (born 1847, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 1847 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Thompson, born in 1839 in York, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Stepson, Joseph (born 1855 in York, Yorkshire, England), William's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1855 in York, Yorkshire, England), William's Step Daughter, Mary Anna (born 1876 in York, Yorkshire, England) and William's Stepson, William (born 1879 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Thompson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Dawson

Stepson
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Step Daughter
Female

Mary Anna

Dawson

Step Daughter
Male

William

Dawson

Stepson
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Sunderland, 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

34

1847

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Thompson

Wife

Married

42

1839

York, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Dawson

Stepson

Married

26

1855

York, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Step Daughter

Married

26

1855

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary Anna

Dawson

Step Daughter

Single

5

1876

York, Yorkshire, England

William

Dawson

Stepson

Single

2

1879

York, Yorkshire, England

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