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Household of Thomas Simkin (born 1856, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, 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.

Thomas Simkin and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Simkin, born in 1856 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Simkin, born in 1855 in Whitley Heath, Worcestershire, England. They had 2 children; Edith (born 1878 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England) and Florence (born 1881 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger Head, Benjamin (born 1831 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England) and Thomas's Lodge, John (born 1861 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England).


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Thomas Simkin's household

Male

Thomas

Simkin

Head
Female

Ann

Simkin

Wife
Female

Edith

Simkin

Daughter
Female

Florence

Simkin

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Morton

Lodger Head
Female

Jane

Morton

Wife
Male

John

Greatwick

Lodge
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Simkin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Simkin

Head

Married

25

1856

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Ann

Simkin

Wife

Married

26

1855

Whitley Heath, Worcestershire, England

Edith

Simkin

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Florence

Simkin

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Benjamin

Morton

Lodger Head

Married

50

1831

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Morton

Wife

Married

44

1837

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

John

Greatwick

Lodge

Single

20

1861

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

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