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Household of William Thompson (born 1844, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1844 in Durham, Durham, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth J Thompson, born in 1853 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Oliver (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Kenneth (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Mary Cockerill (born 1880 in Richmond, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Uncle, George (born 1802 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and William's Servent, Grace (born 1862 in Durham, England).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Elizabeth J

Thompson

Wife
Male

Oliver

Thompson

Son
Male

Kenneth

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary Cockerill

Thompson

Daughter
Male

George

Thompson

Uncle
Female

Grace

Blyth

Servent
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Durham, 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

37

1844

Durham, Durham, England

Elizabeth J

Thompson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Sunderland, Durham, England

Oliver

Thompson

Son

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

Kenneth

Thompson

Son

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary Cockerill

Thompson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Richmond, Yorkshire, England

George

Thompson

Uncle

-

79

1802

Sunderland, Durham, England

Grace

Blyth

Servent

Single

19

1862

Durham, England

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