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Household of Thomas Simpson (born 1853, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, Kent, 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 Simpson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Simpson, born in 1853 in Cramlington, Suffolk, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Simpson, born in 1853 in Rolvenden, Kent, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1876 in Sandhurst, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Thomas (born 1858 in Durham, England), Thomas's Lodger, Edward (born 1856 in Minster, Kent, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Alfred (born 1862 in Deal, Kent, England).


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Thomas Simpson's household

Male

Thomas

Simpson

Head
Female

Ellen

Simpson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Scott

Boarder
Male

Edward

Simmons

Lodger
Male

Alfred

Goldfinch

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Cramlington, Suffolk, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Simpson

Head

Married

28

1853

Cramlington, Suffolk, England

Ellen

Simpson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Rolvenden, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sandhurst, Kent, England

Thomas

Scott

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Durham, England

Edward

Simmons

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Minster, Kent, England

Alfred

Goldfinch

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Deal, Kent, England

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