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Household of Thomas Simpson (born 1832, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, 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 Simpson and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Simpson, born in 1832 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 13 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Simpson, born in 1832 in Herefordshire, England. They had 7 children; Henry (born 1862 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), James (born 1864 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1869 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Hannah (born 1873 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Jane (born 1876 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Alfred (born 1880 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Richard (born 1841 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Harriett (born 1868 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Eliza (born 1869 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Richard (born 1874 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).


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Thomas Simpson's household

Male

Thomas

Simpson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wife
Male

Henry

Simpson

Son
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Simpson

Son
Male

Richard

Turley

Boarder
Female

Harriett

Turley

Boarder
Female

Eliza

Turley

Boarder
Male

Richard

Turley

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Simpson

Head

Married

49

1832

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Herefordshire, England

Henry

Simpson

Son

Single

19

1862

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

James

Simpson

Son

Single

17

1864

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

William

Simpson

Son

Single

12

1869

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Hannah

Simpson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Simpson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Alfred

Simpson

Son

Single

1

1880

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Richard

Turley

Boarder

Widower

40

1841

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Harriett

Turley

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Turley

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Richard

Turley

Boarder

Single

7

1874

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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