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Household of Thomas Simpson (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 Simpson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Simpson, born in 1851 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ether Simpson, born in 1855 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Margaret Ellen (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Ada (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Father In Law, William (born 1830 in At Sea), Thomas's Brother In Law, John (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Sister In Law, Mary Elizabeth (born 1869 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Simpson's household

Male

Thomas

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary Ether

Simpson

Wife
Female

Margaret Ellen

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Ada

Simpson

Daughter
Male

William

Reynolds

Father In Law
Male

John

Reynolds

Brother In Law
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Reynolds

Sister In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Simpson

Head

Married

30

1851

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary Ether

Simpson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ellen

Simpson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ada

Simpson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Reynolds

Father In Law

Widower

51

1830

At Sea

John

Reynolds

Brother In Law

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Reynolds

Sister In Law

Single

12

1869

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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