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Household of William Thompson (born 1845, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1845 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thompson, born in 1846 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Isabella (born 1867 in South Shields, Durham, England), Ann (born 1869 in South Shields, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in South Shields, Durham, England), Hannah J (born 1876 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Sarah (born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Hannah J

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Thompson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place South Shields, 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

36

1845

South Shields, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Wife

Married

35

1846

South Shields, Durham, England

Isabella

Thompson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

South Shields, Durham, England

Ann

Thompson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

South Shields, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

South Shields, Durham, England

Hannah J

Thompson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

South Shields, Durham, England

Sarah

Thompson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

South Shields, Durham, England

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