Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Thomas Simpkins (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Simpkins and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Simpkins, born in 1833 in Upholland, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Simpkins, born in 1832 in Upholland, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Joseph (born 1858 in Upholland, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1864 in Upholland, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1867 in Upholland, Lancashire, England), John (born 1871 in Upholland, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1875 in Upholland, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Thomas Simpkins's household

Male

Thomas

Simpkins

Head
Female

Margaret

Simpkins

Wife
Male

Joseph

Simpkins

Son
Female

Mary

Simpkins

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Simpkins

Son
Male

John

Simpkins

Son
Male

James

Simpkins

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Simpkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Upholland, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Simpkins

Head

Married

48

1833

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Simpkins

Wife

Married

49

1832

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Simpkins

Son

Single

23

1858

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Mary

Simpkins

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Simpkins

Son

Single

14

1867

Upholland, Lancashire, England

John

Simpkins

Son

Single

10

1871

Upholland, Lancashire, England

James

Simpkins

Son

Single

6

1875

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Thomas Simpkins in Wigan in 1881, and follow the Simpkins family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Thomas Simpkins

We’ve found Thomas Simpkins in 42 family trees. Find out more about Thomas Simpkins' household and view the Simpkins family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census