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Household of William Thompson (born 1839)

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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1839 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Ann Thompson, born in 1855 in Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1874 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Margaret (born 1876 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1879 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England) and John Scott (born 1881 in Jarrow, Durham, England).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Catherine Ann

Thompson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Male

John Scott

Thompson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

42

1839

Scotland

Catherine Ann

Thompson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Scotland

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

2

1879

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

John Scott

Thompson

Son

Single

0

1881

Jarrow, Durham, England

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