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Household of Thomas Simpson (born 1832, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Simpson, born in 1832 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Simpson, born in 1839 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1861 in Ireland), Sarah (born 1864 in Ireland), Lizzie (born 1867 in Ireland), Louisa (born 1870 in Ireland), Joseph (born 1871 in Ireland) and John S (born 1880 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, John S (born 1852 in Ireland), Thomas's Boarder, Mary A (born 1854 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, William E (born 1881 in Bury, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Simpson's household

Male

Thomas

Simpson

Head
Female

Ellen

Simpson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Simpson

Son
Female

Sarah

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Simpson

Son
Male

John S

Simpson

Son
Male

John S

Bittles

Boarder
Female

Mary A

Bittles

Boarder
Male

William E

Bittles

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

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Simpson

Head

Married

49

1832

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Ellen

Simpson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Simpson

Son

Single

20

1861

Ireland

Sarah

Simpson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Ireland

Lizzie

Simpson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ireland

Louisa

Simpson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ireland

Joseph

Simpson

Son

Single

10

1871

Ireland

John S

Simpson

Son

Single

1

1880

Bury, Lancashire, England

John S

Bittles

Boarder

Married

29

1852

Ireland

Mary A

Bittles

Boarder

Married

27

1854

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

William E

Bittles

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Bury, Lancashire, England

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