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Household of Simpson Thompson (born 1850, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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.

Simpson Thompson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Simpson Thompson, born in 1850 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Simpson was the head of the household, married to Lucy Clifford Thompson, born in 1849 in Gateshead, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Ernest Stanley (born 1877 in York, Yorkshire, England) and James Edwin (born 1879 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Simpson's Visitor, Mary (born 1819 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Simpson's Visitor, Anne Dunkerley (born 1847 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Simpson's Niece, Edith (born 1873 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Simpson's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England).


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Simpson Thompson's household

Male

Simpson

Thompson

Head
Female

Lucy Clifford

Thompson

Wife
Male

Ernest Stanley

Thompson

Son
Male

James Edwin

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary

Cheeseman

Visitor
Female

Anne Dunkerley

Campbell

Visitor
Female

Edith

Campbell

Niece
Female

Elizabeth

Waller

Servant
First name(s) Simpson
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Simpson

Thompson

Head

Married

31

1850

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Lucy Clifford

Thompson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Gateshead, Durham, England

Ernest Stanley

Thompson

Son

Single

4

1877

York, Yorkshire, England

James Edwin

Thompson

Son

Single

2

1879

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Cheeseman

Visitor

Married

62

1819

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Anne Dunkerley

Campbell

Visitor

Married

34

1847

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Campbell

Niece

Single

8

1873

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Waller

Servant

Single

20

1861

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

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