John Thompson
Born 1854
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Household of William Thompson (born 1829, Midlothian)
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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1829 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Thompson, born in 1833 in Scotland. They had 6 children; Janet (born 1857 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1864 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Ann (born 1866 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Alice (born 1869 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Jane (born 1871 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, James Haley, born in 1863 in Sunderland, Durham, England.
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William Thompson's household
William
Thompson
Head
Janet
Thompson
Wife
Janet
Thompson
Daughter
Margaret
Thompson
Daughter
Elizabeth
Thompson
Daughter
Ann
Thompson
Daughter
Alice
Thompson
Daughter
Jane
Thompson
Daughter
James
Haley
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Thompson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Thompson | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Janet | Thompson | Wife | Married | 48 | 1833 | Scotland | |
Janet | Thompson | Daughter | Single | 24 | 1857 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Margaret | Thompson | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Thompson | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Ann | Thompson | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Alice | Thompson | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Jane | Thompson | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
James | Haley | Boarder | Single | 18 | 1863 | Sunderland, Durham, England |
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