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Household of Thomas Simm (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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 Simm and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Simm, born in 1844 in Blackrod, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Simm, born in 1847 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1867 in Aspull, Lancashire, England), Grace (born 1874 in Aspull, Lancashire, England) and John T (born 1880 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1853 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Margaret A (born 1874 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Simm's household

Male

Thomas

Simm

Head
Female

Mary

Simm

Wife
Male

James

Hurst

Son
Female

Grace

Hurst

Daughter
Male

John T

Simm

Son
Male

John

Crompton

Lodger
Female

Margaret A

Crompton

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Simm
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Simm

Head

Married

37

1844

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Mary

Simm

Wife

Married

34

1847

Wigan, Lancashire, England

James

Hurst

Son

Single

14

1867

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Grace

Hurst

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Aspull, Lancashire, England

John T

Simm

Son

Single

1

1880

Ashton, Lancashire, England

John

Crompton

Lodger

-

28

1853

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Crompton

Lodger

Single

7

1874

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

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