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Household of Thomas Simpson (born 1849, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Simpson, born in 1849 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jannet Simpson, born in 1848 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Sister In Law, Catherine (born 1837 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas's Niece, Ann (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Nephew, Archibald (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Nephew, Duncan (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Simpson's household

Male

Thomas

Simpson

Head
Female

Jannet

Simpson

Wife
Female

Mary

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Simpson

Son
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Female

Alice

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Dow

Sister In Law
Female

Ann

Dow

Niece
Male

Archibald

Dow

Nephew
Male

Duncan

Dow

Nephew
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Simpson

Head

Married

32

1849

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jannet

Simpson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Simpson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Simpson

Son

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Simpson

Son

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alice

Simpson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Dow

Sister In Law

Widow

44

1837

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Dow

Niece

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Archibald

Dow

Nephew

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Duncan

Dow

Nephew

Single

9

1872

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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