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Household of William Thompson (born 1840, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 1840 in North Shields, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Thompson, born in 1838 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 7 children; Mary Ann (born 1869 in Durham, Durham, England), Edith (born 1870 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Thomas D (born 1872 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Robert L (born 1873 in Gateshead, Durham, England), William (born 1875 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Hannah (born 1877 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Lewis L (born 1880 in Gateshead, Durham, England).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Hannah

Thompson

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Edith

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Thomas D

Thompson

Son
Male

Robert L

Thompson

Son
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Female

Hannah

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Lewis L

Thompson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place North Shields, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

41

1840

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Hannah

Thompson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary Ann

Thompson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Durham, Durham, England

Edith

Thompson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Gateshead, Durham, England

Thomas D

Thompson

Son

Single

9

1872

Gateshead, Durham, England

Robert L

Thompson

Son

Single

8

1873

Gateshead, Durham, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

6

1875

Gateshead, Durham, England

Hannah

Thompson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Gateshead, Durham, England

Lewis L

Thompson

Son

Single

1

1880

Gateshead, Durham, England

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