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Household of Thomas Simpson (born 1822, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 1822 in Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sophia Simpson, born in 1845 in Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; John T (born 1864 in Lancashire, England), William Hy (born 1864 in Lancashire, England), Amelia (born 1870 in Gorton, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1872 in Gorton, Lancashire, England), Thomas H (born 1874 in Gorton, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1877 in Gorton, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1878 in Gorton, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Simpson's household

Male

Thomas

Simpson

Head
Female

Sophia

Simpson

Wife
Male

John T

Simpson

Son
Male

William Hy

Simpson

Son
Female

Amelia

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Simpson

Son
Male

Thomas H

Simpson

Son
Female

Sarah

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Simpson

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place 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

59

1822

Lancashire, England

Sophia

Simpson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Lancashire, England

John T

Simpson

Son

Single

17

1864

Lancashire, England

William Hy

Simpson

Son

Single

17

1864

Lancashire, England

Amelia

Simpson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Simpson

Son

Single

9

1872

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Thomas H

Simpson

Son

Single

7

1874

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Simpson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Simpson

Son

Single

3

1878

Gorton, Lancashire, England

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