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Household of Thomas Simpkins (born 1852, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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 Simpkins and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Simpkins, born in 1852 in Whicham, Cumberland, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sophia Simpkins, born in 1847 in Ely, Cumberland, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1877 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Step Daughter, Ann (born 1869 in Ely, Cumberland, England), Thomas's Step Daughter, Jane (born 1872 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Lucy (born 1848 in Cambridgeshire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Mary (born 1872 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1876 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Catherine (born 1878 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Simpkins's household

Male

Thomas

Simpkins

Head
Female

Sophia

Simpkins

Wife
Female

Ann

Richardson (Simkins)

Step Daughter
Female

Jane

Richardson (Simkins)

Step Daughter
Male

William

Simpkins

Son
Male

Thomas

Simpkins

Son
Female

Lucy

Nolan

Boarder
Female

Mary

Nolan

Boarder
Male

John

Nolan

Boarder
Female

Catherine

Nolan

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Simpkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Whicham, Cumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Simpkins

Head

Married

29

1852

Whicham, Cumberland, England

Sophia

Simpkins

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ely, Cumberland, England

Ann

Richardson (Simkins)

Step Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ely, Cumberland, England

Jane

Richardson (Simkins)

Step Daughter

Single

9

1872

Barrow, Lancashire, England

William

Simpkins

Son

Single

4

1877

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Simpkins

Son

Single

1

1880

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Nolan

Boarder

Widow

33

1848

Cambridgeshire, England

Mary

Nolan

Boarder

Single

9

1872

Barrow, Lancashire, England

John

Nolan

Boarder

Single

5

1876

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Catherine

Nolan

Boarder

Single

3

1878

Barrow, Lancashire, England

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