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Household of William Thompson (born 1842, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 Doddington, Durham, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thompson, born in 1849 in Haltwhistle, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Thomas E (born 1876 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Isabella (born 1881 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1816 in Haltwhistle, Durham, England), William's Boarder, Hugh Ed (born 1861 in Simonburn, Durham, England) and William's Boarder, John Porter (born 1862 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England).
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William Thompson's household
William
Thompson
Head
Elizabeth
Thompson
Wife
Thomas E
Thompson
Son
Margaret
Thompson
Daughter
Isabella
Thompson
Daughter
Elizabeth
Thompson
Mother In Law
Hugh Ed
Whitfield
Boarder
John Porter
Burns
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Thompson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Doddington, 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 | Doddington, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Thompson | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Haltwhistle, Durham, England | |
Thomas E | Thompson | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
Margaret | Thompson | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Isabella | Thompson | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Thompson | Mother In Law | Widow | 65 | 1816 | Haltwhistle, Durham, England | |
Hugh Ed | Whitfield | Boarder | Single | 20 | 1861 | Simonburn, Durham, England | |
John Porter | Burns | Boarder | Single | 19 | 1862 | St Albans, Hertfordshire, England |
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