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Household of Thomas Simpson (born 1825, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Simpson, born in 1825 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Rachael Simpson, born in 1851 in Broughton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Martha Wainhouse (born 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas Speak (born 1876 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Martha Speak (born 1879 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother In Law, Dinah (born 1823 in Broughton, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Servant, Matilda (born 1863 in Lincolnshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Robert (born 1857 in Suffolk, England) and Thomas's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1863 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Simpson's household

Male

Thomas

Simpson

Head
Female

Rachael

Simpson

Wife
Female

Dinah

Speak

Mother In Law
Female

Martha Wainhouse

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Thomas Speak

Simpson

Son
Female

Martha Speak

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Morley

Servant
Male

Robert

Stanton

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Nuttall

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Simpson

Head

Married

56

1825

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Rachael

Simpson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Broughton, Lancashire, England

Dinah

Speak

Mother In Law

Widow

58

1823

Broughton, Lancashire, England

Martha Wainhouse

Simpson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas Speak

Simpson

Son

Single

5

1876

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Martha Speak

Simpson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Matilda

Morley

Servant

Single

18

1863

Lincolnshire, England

Robert

Stanton

Servant

Single

24

1857

Suffolk, England

Mary Ann

Nuttall

Servant

Single

18

1863

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

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