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Household of William Thompson (born 1842, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1842 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary E Thompson, born in 1841 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Eleanor G (born 1866 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Robert (born 1867 in Sunderland, Durham, England), George G (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Alfred W (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Edwin (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister, Ann M Thompson, born in 1859 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary E

Thompson

Wife
Female

Eleanor G

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thompson

Son
Male

George G

Thompson

Son
Male

Alfred W

Thompson

Son
Male

Edwin

Thompson

Son
Female

Ann M

Thompson

Sister
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

39

1842

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary E

Thompson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Sunderland, Durham, England

Eleanor G

Thompson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Sunderland, Durham, England

Robert

Thompson

Son

Single

14

1867

Sunderland, Durham, England

George G

Thompson

Son

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

Alfred W

Thompson

Son

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

Edwin

Thompson

Son

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ann M

Thompson

Sister

Single

22

1859

Sunderland, Durham, England

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