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Household of William Thompson (born 1837, Northumberland)

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 1837 in Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; John (born 1863 in Northumberland, England), David (born 1864 in Northumberland, England), George (born 1866 in Northumberland, England), Thomas William (born 1868 in Northumberland, England), Stephen (born 1871 in Northumberland, England) and Henderson (born 1874 in Ryhope, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's -, Ann (born 1852 in Northumberland, England) and William's -, Hannah (born 1867 in Ryhope, Durham, England).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Male

David

Thompson

Son
Male

George

Thompson

Son
Male

Thomas William

Thompson

Son
Male

Stephen

Thompson

Son
Male

Henderson

Thompson

Son
Female

Ann

Jeffrey

-
Female

Hannah

Jeffrey

-
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Widower

44

1837

Northumberland, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

18

1863

Northumberland, England

David

Thompson

Son

Single

17

1864

Northumberland, England

George

Thompson

Son

Single

15

1866

Northumberland, England

Thomas William

Thompson

Son

Single

13

1868

Northumberland, England

Stephen

Thompson

Son

Single

10

1871

Northumberland, England

Henderson

Thompson

Son

Single

7

1874

Ryhope, Durham, England

Ann

Jeffrey

-

Single

29

1852

Northumberland, England

Hannah

Jeffrey

-

Single

14

1867

Ryhope, Durham, England

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